Mars Observation By Angelo Secchi is a photograph by Detlev Van Ravenswaay/science Photo Library which was uploaded on November 13th, 2019.
Mars Observation By Angelo Secchi
1858 colour illustration by the Italian Astronomer Angelo Secchi (1818-1878). The dark area at centre, is the later-named Syrtis Major. South is at... more
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Mars Observation By Angelo Secchi
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Detlev Van Ravenswaay/science Photo Library
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1858 colour illustration by the Italian Astronomer Angelo Secchi (1818-1878). The dark area at centre, is the later-named Syrtis Major. South is at top because of the astronomical orientation of the telescope. Angelo Secchi was Director of the Observatory of the Pontifical Gregorian University for 28 years. He discovered 3 comets, produced an exact map of the Copernicus Moon crater, and drew the first colour illustrations of Mars.
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November 13th, 2019
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