General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL, ALUMINUM, BRASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

430.0 cm

Width

200.0 cm

Height

396.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Observation equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NRC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TELESCOPE WAS USED C. 1970- 1992.

Canada

THIS TELESCOPE IS UNIQUE TO CANADA, AND THE WORLD. IT'S RETIREMENT IN 1992 SIGNIFIED THE END OF OPTICAL SOLAR PHYSICS RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS- AN AREA OF STUDY CONCENTRATED IN OTTAWA SINCE 1905.

Function

DESIGNED TO TRACK & PHOTOGRAPH THE SUN, IN STILL & MOVING PICTURE FORMATS. ALSO USED TO SAFELY VIEW THE SUN.

Technical

THIS TELESCOPE, THOUGH BASED ON AN EARLIER DESIGN (LOCKHEED SOLAR OBSERVATORY'S TELESCOPE ), WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED & DEVELOPED BY NRC STAFF, AND MANY OF THE SUB-COMPONENTS WERE CANADIAN DESIGNED & MADE. IT WAS DESIGNED FOR RAPID PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING OF SOLAR IMAGES/ACTIVITY, AND HIGH RESOLUTION CINEMATOGRAPHY OF SOLAR SURFACE FEATURES, TO STUDY CAUSES & EFFECTS OF SOLAR ACTIVITY ON EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Blue plate fixed to either side of base reads " [logo]/ Westinghouse/ Canadian Westinghouse Company Limited ". On one side of base are fixed 2 decals: (red decal) " HERZBERG INSTITUTE/ OF ASTROPHYSICS/ HIA 00042/ ASTRONOMY SECTION "; (white decal) " Property of/ Propriete du/ NRCC/CNRC/ 064322 ".

Missing

THIS TELESCOPE IS SAID TO BE COMPLETE & OPERATIONAL, WITH MINIMUM OF PREPARATION.

Finish

TELESCOPE EXTERIOR HAS BEEN PAINTED WHITE (TO MINIMIZE EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT/HEAT ON COMPONENTS.)

Decoration

N/A