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  • Electric blue ram pressure stripping streaks seen emanating from ESO 137-001, a giant gas stream can be seen extending towards the bottom of the frame, only visible in the X-ray part of the spectrum.

    Browse CfA Publications

    Wolbach staff curate the CfA bibgroup on ADS to help you easily find CfA research

  • Black and white negative image of a galaxy

    The Work of Knowledge

    An online exhibit on glass plate photography and the Harvard College Observatory

  • Illustration of the parker solar probe approaching the sun. The probe resembles a satellite with antennas coming from the sides. The sun is glowing golden orange and there is a glowing grid surrounding it to represent the sun's atmosphere.

    May's Visual Astronomy Display

    Martian solar eclipse, time paradoxes, updates about the Parker Solar Probe, and more!

  • The Sirens of Titan – Peter Elson, 1985

    Observatory Book Club

    Join the SRC and the Wolbach Library on June 30th to discuss The Sirens of Titan!

Upcoming Events

2022 Jun 30

Observatory Book Club - The Sirens of Titan

11:30am to 1:00pm

2022 Jul 05

Library Staff Development Day

10:00am to 4:00pm

Collection Highlights

  • "The Theory of Light" by Thomas Preston (1895)
  • "A New Method of Finding a Ship’s Position at Sea" by Capt. Thomas H. Sumner (1851)

Recent Exhibits

The Work of Knowledge
An online exhibit on glass plate photography and the HCO by Shea Hendry

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