Walt Wheeler -
Walter Scott Houston Photos

Most of the photos on this page were owned by long time club members Walter Scott Houston and then Walt Wheeler. We don't know if Scotty gave these to Walt before Scotty died, or if the Houston family gave them to Walt after he passed away - they were very good friends during their lifetimes. The last two items from the 1970 eclipse were Walt Wheeler's. The photos were donated to Stellafane by Linda Wheeler, Walt's wife.

M1 Crab Nebula 200" Photo in Red Light [Photo Backside]	M8 Lagoon Nebula 200" Photo in Red Light [Photo Backside]	North American Nebula Yerkes Photo [Photo Backside]
NGC4565 Spiral 'Nebula' 200" Photo Red Sensitive Plate [Photo Backside]	Cluster of Galaxies in Hercules 200" Photo [Photo Backside]	NGC7293 Planetary Nebula 200" Photo in Red Light [Photo Backside]
Large Sunspot Group 1951 Mt. Wilson & Palomar Photo [Photo Backside]	Large Prominance 1957 Phot in Calcium K Violet [Photo Backside]	Transit of Mercury 1970 Walter Scott Houston Photo [WSH Data Sheets PDF]
Solar Series 1915 Hydrogen-alpa Photo [Photo Backside]	Sunspots 1946-Feb-07 [Photo Backside]	Fancy Turret Observatory Concept by Russell W. Porter [Blank Backside]

Walt Wheeler 1970 Eclipse Collage

Walt Wheeler AAVSO Membership 1970

Photos scanned by Mike Hayes.
The larger images are at full resolution; actual sizes vary a bit but are typically 1975×1575 pixels

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