📅 5 Oktober 1923
On the night of 5–6 October Hubble photographed a spiral arm of Andromeda.
📅 5 Oktober 1923
Hubble initially marked three suspected novae on the image; later comparisons revealed one was variable.
📅 5 Oktober 1923
The 100-inch telescope recorded faint points in Andromeda that could be compared across nights.
📅 5 Oktober 1923
The photographic plate later helped establish that Andromeda lies outside the Milky Way; this conclusion was later, not on the exposure date.
