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- Collection: Pluto
Gill, Thomas B., 1915 Pluto Plates
Gill, Thomas B., 1915 Pluto Plates, ca. 1915
Plates taken in 1915 by Thomas Gill at Lowell Observatory. Unbeknownst to Gill, these plates contained images of Pluto. The team that discovered…
Schindler, Kevin., A Live NASA TV Broadcast with New Horizons Team Members
Schindler, Kevin., A Live NASA TV Broadcast with New Horizons Team Members, ca. 2015
Photograph of New Horizons team members during a live NASA television broadcast in 2015. Pictured left to right are Alan Stern, Hal Weaver, Will…
Schindler, Kevin., Annette Tombaugh having a Pluto Roll at Karma Sushi
Schindler, Kevin., Annette Tombaugh having a Pluto Roll at Karma Sushi, ca. 2018
Photograph of Clyde Tombaugh's daughter, Annette, enjoying a Pluto Roll at Karma Sushi in Flagstaff, Arizona. The sushi restaurant named this roll in…
New Mexico State University, Announcement of New Mexico State University's Celebration of Pluto's 50th Anniversary
New Mexico State University, Announcement of New Mexico State University's Celebration of Pluto's 50th Anniversary, 1979
New Mexico State University announces the celebration of its professor emeritus Clyde Tombaugh and the 50th anniversary of his discovery of Pluto. …
European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere., Artist Rendering of the Pluto-Charon System
European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere., Artist Rendering of the Pluto-Charon System, 2006-01-04.
An artist's rendering of Pluto and its moon Charon, courtesy of the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO).
The Boston Globe., Boston Globe Article on Discovery of Planet X
The Boston Globe., Boston Globe Article on Discovery of Planet X, 1930-03-14.
This clipping from the Boston Globe announces the discovery of the newly discovered Planet X. The subheading also recognizes Percival Lowell's role…
Unknown., C. O. Lampland & V. M. Slipher at 24 inch telescope
Unknown., C. O. Lampland & V. M. Slipher at 24 inch telescope, Unknown.
Carl O. Lampland and V.M. Slipher pictured at the 24 inch telescope at Lowell Observatory. Both Lampland and Slipher were instrumental in the search…
Unknown, Cartoon drawing of Percival Lowell from a newspaper with caption about Pluto
Unknown, Cartoon drawing of Percival Lowell from a newspaper with caption about Pluto, ca. 1934
A cartoon from an unknown newspaper depicts Percival Lowell next to some text about the discovery of Pluto. The caption details that Lowell had…
Hewitt, Anthony., Charon Discovery Images
Hewitt, Anthony., Charon Discovery Images, ca. 1978
Discovery images of Pluto's moon, Charon, captured by astronomer Anthony Hewitt. The images were then sent to astronomer Jim Christy for further…