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You're all forgotten how early astronomy was done. At the turn of the century, photographs were taken through the telescope, developed, and only later analyzed closely - ''with a magnifying glass'' - as part of [http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~rjp0i/museum/photography.html Astrophotography]! This allowed for careful tracking and analysis of the many stars that might be visible from just one frame. (It also allowed observation of the same area of the sky at different days, or even at different years, to see which stars were moving relative to others.) For more, look into [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-women-who-mapped-the-universe-and-still-couldnt-get-any-respect-9287444/?no-ist The Women Who Mapped the Universe] [[User:Jorgbrown|Jorgbrown]] ([[User talk:Jorgbrown|talk]]) 20:08, 11 May 2015 (UTC) | You're all forgotten how early astronomy was done. At the turn of the century, photographs were taken through the telescope, developed, and only later analyzed closely - ''with a magnifying glass'' - as part of [http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~rjp0i/museum/photography.html Astrophotography]! This allowed for careful tracking and analysis of the many stars that might be visible from just one frame. (It also allowed observation of the same area of the sky at different days, or even at different years, to see which stars were moving relative to others.) For more, look into [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-women-who-mapped-the-universe-and-still-couldnt-get-any-respect-9287444/?no-ist The Women Who Mapped the Universe] [[User:Jorgbrown|Jorgbrown]] ([[User talk:Jorgbrown|talk]]) 20:08, 11 May 2015 (UTC) | ||
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