175th anniversary: William Cranch Bond and John Adams Whipple took a daguerreotype of Vega, the...
History · Anniversaries · Thu, July 17, 2025
1850: William Cranch Bond and John Adams Whipple took a daguerreotype of Vega, the first astrophotograph of a star other than the Sun.
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