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On this day in 1888 – December 29th – pioneering Welsh astrophotographer Isaac Roberts took the first detailed picture of another galaxy, the Great Nebula in Andromeda.

Roberts went on to systematically photograph the brightest nebulae and star clusters visible from England, and received international recognition for his work.


Mona Evans
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