![Glass Positive of the Moon by Henry Draper](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1KOo2fy0KUtGIR42UvUK74L_5QtTb5zT5CjnToxcDCj8gtFbZMmSD7MYEDSJXGyj_mxYzxdafPnWT1TCD7TdSIJkKcrq58YTYqIZjsBLaDjT2jY9kT-39romKU9agN_XK2gKOU1iYqU/s800/712_Image_152.jpg)
Creator – Henry Draper
Medium – Glass positive with resin
Source – National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
A doctor by trade, Henry Draper was an early pioneer of astronomical photography. This photograph is one of many high-quality images of the Moon that he captured. The first to capture a photograph of the Great Nebula of Orion, Draper went on to photograph the stellar spectrum and create the first wide-angle image of a comet's tail.
Via the (awesome) Smithsonian Photography Initiative
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