[Andromeda Galaxy]
E.E. Barnard
circa late 19th century
Photograph
Edward Emerson Barnard Papers, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
This photograph was taken by Barnard’s friend, Ritebug, using a 68-inch reflector on October 13, 1909. It was labeled as the great nebula in Andromeda. It wasn’t until the 1920s that this was deemed an object outside of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is now known as the Andromeda Galaxy.