The Astrographic Catalogue

In 1887 observatories worldwide embarked on an ambitious project to photograph the entire sky, cataloguing the positions of millions of stars to produce a document known as the Astrographic Catalogue. The project was raised at the 1887 Astrographic Congress in Paris with more than 50 observatories committing to the project. Each observatory was allocated a unique part of the sky to map. Sydney Observatory was assigned a section of the sky that included the Southern Cross and a large part of …

P3549-14 Lithograph chart, framed, part of collection, 'Sydney Astrographic Zone', paper / glass / metal / timber, by Department of Lands, Sydney, New South Wales, 1895

Framed lithograph chart of southern circumpolar stars

1895

2013/23/12-98 Photographic positive, Sydney Observatory, silver gelatin / paper, photographer unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1893-1920

Photograph of Sydney Observatory

Glass plate negative

1862-1930

13-inch Melbourne astrographic telescope made by Howard Grubb

1888-1890

P3549-219 Photograph, black and white print, depicting the Astrograph Dome, paper, photographer unknown, Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, possibly 1870-1979

Photograph of the Astrograph Dome at Sydney Observatory

1870-1979

Photographs of The Milky-Way taken at Sydney Observatory by Henry Chamberlain Russell

1890

P3549-136 Photograph, silver gelatin, Harley Wood at Astrographic Telescope, paper , possibly photographed by Sydney Morning Herald photographer, July 1974, used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1974-1979

Photograph of Harley Wood at the Sydney Observatory astrographic telescope

1974-1979

P3549-221 Photograph, black and white print, woman using plate measuring machine, paper, photographer unknown, used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1960-1979

Photograph of person using plate measuring machine

1960-1979

H10270 Reseaux plates (15) in case, for measuring astronomical photographs, glass / silver / asphalt / wood / textile, made by P Gautier / Melbourne Observatory, France / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, used at the Sydney Observatory / Melbourne Observatory, New South Wales / Victoria, Australia, 18

15 Reseaux plates for measuring astronomical photographs in wooden case

circa 1890

P3549-130 Photograph, silver gelatin print, depicting Mary Allen and Ethel Wilcocks measuring astrographic plates, paper, photographed by Waterford, 6 February 1941, used by Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1941-1979

Photograph of Mary Allen and Ethel Wilcocks at Sydney Observatory

06/02/1941

$H9899 Telescope, 6 inch refracting transit telescope, brass / glass / wood, made by Troughton and Simms, London, 1875-1877, used at Sydney Observatory, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia$

6 inch refracting transit telescope made by Troughton and Simms

1875-1877

H10066 Astrographic plate measuring machine, metal / glass / wood / plastic, made by Repsold and Son, Hamburg, Germany, used by Melbourne Observatory / Sydney Observatory, Melbourne, Victoria / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1900-1902

Astrographic plate measuring machine by Repsold and Son

1900-1902

2005/124/1-1 Photograph, part of collection owned by James Short, sepia toned, grounds of Pennant Hills Observatory, paper, photographer unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890

Photograph of the Pennant Hills Observatory grounds

1890