My first Magazine Sky & Telescope - 02.2019 | Page 34

OBSERVING IS SUBJECTIVE Wilhelm Tempel’s Crab Nebula sketch comparison between six prominent 19th-century astronomers. Clockwise from top right, the sketches were made by J. Herschel, D’Arrest, Lassell, Secchi, Lord Rosse, and Tempel. 32 FE B RUA RY 2 019 • SK Y & TELESCOPE Crab Nebula