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Isaac Roberts

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Isaac Roberts FRS (27 January 1829 – 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and businessman best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae. [1]

34 relations: Alexander William Roberts, Amateur astronomy, Andromeda (constellation), Andromeda Galaxy, Astrophotography, Bangor University, Birkenhead, Cardiff University, Crowborough, Denbighshire, Dorothea Klumpke, Earth, Edward Emerson Barnard, Equatorial mount, Fellow of the Royal Society, Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, Geological Society of London, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Howard Grubb, Isaac Roberts' Observatory, Liverpool, Liverpool Astronomical Society, Nebula, Orion (constellation), Photographic plate, Reflecting telescope, Roberts (crater), Rock Ferry, Royal Astronomical Society, Science Museum, London, Société astronomique de France, University of Liverpool, Welsh language, William Herschel.

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Amateur astronomy

Amateur astronomy is a hobby whose participants enjoy observing or imaging celestial objects in the sky using the unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes.

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Andromeda (constellation)

Andromeda is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.

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Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy approximately 780 kiloparsecs (2.5 million light-years) from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.

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Astrophotography

Astrophotography is a specialized type of photography for recording photos of astronomical objects, celestial events, and areas of the night sky.

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Bangor University

Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor) is a university in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales.

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Birkenhead

Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England.

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Cardiff University

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Crowborough

Crowborough is a town in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England.

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Denbighshire

Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych) is a county in north-east Wales, named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but with substantially different borders.

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Dorothea Klumpke

Dorothea Klumpke Roberts (August 9, 1861 in San Francisco – October 5, 1942 in San Francisco) was an astronomer.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Edward Emerson Barnard

Edward Emerson Barnard (December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an American astronomer.

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Equatorial mount

An equatorial mount is a mount for instruments that compensates for Earth's rotation by having one rotational axis parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Flaybrick Hill Cemetery

Flaybrick Hill Cemetery was a municipal cemetery situated in Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England.

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Geological Society of London

The Geological Society of London, known commonly as the Geological Society, is a learned society based in the United Kingdom.

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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

The Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is the highest award given by the RAS.

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Howard Grubb

Sir Howard Grubb FRS (28 July 1844 – 16 September 1931) was an optical designer from Dublin, Ireland.

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Isaac Roberts' Observatory

Isaac Roberts' Observatory was an observatory, installed in the private home of the British astronomer Isaac Roberts.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Liverpool Astronomical Society

The Liverpool Astronomical Society was founded in 1881 in Liverpool, England, as a society to promote and coordinate amateur astronomy.

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Nebula

A nebula (Latin for "cloud" or "fog"; pl. nebulae, nebulæ, or nebulas) is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases.

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Orion (constellation)

Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world.

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Photographic plate

Photographic plates preceded photographic film as a capture medium in photography.

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Reflecting telescope

A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image.

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Roberts (crater)

Roberts is a lunar impact crater that is located in the far northern latitudes on the far side of the Moon.

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Rock Ferry

Rock Ferry is an area of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, England.

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Royal Astronomical Society

The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research (mainly carried on at the time by 'gentleman astronomers' rather than professionals).

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Science Museum, London

The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London.

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Société astronomique de France

The Société astronomique de France (SAF), the French astronomical society, is a non-profit association in the public interest organized under French law (Association loi de 1901).

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University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a public university based in the city of Liverpool, England.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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William Herschel

Frederick William Herschel, (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, composer and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel, with whom he worked.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Roberts

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