General Information

Serial #

777

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PREDOMINANTLY METAL; SOME SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS./ PT CASE IS WOOD, WITH METAL HARDWARE & FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length

39.5 cm

Width

38.5 cm

Height

33.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Northridge

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Northridge

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS CAMERA USED C. 1970S- 1992.

Canada

ONE OF TWO CAMERAS USED BY NRC TO TEST THE SUITABILITY OF POTENTIAL OBSERVATORY SITES THROUGHOUT CANADA. (SEE ALSO 960255) ALSO USED AS BACKUP TO CAMERA 960255, ON TELESCOPE 930297 OPERATING AT OTTAWA RIVER SOLAR OBSERVATORY SITE, C.1970- 1992.

Function

USED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE SUN, UNDER WHITE LIGHT CONDITIONS.

Technical

HIGHLY SPECIALIZED WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY CAMERA, FURTHER MODIFIED BY NRC, FOR SOLAR RESEARCH WORK CONDUCTED WITH TELESCOPE 930297.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"NORTHRIDGE/ RESEARCH/ INC." cast in raised print on casing. "777" printed on black dymo tape label, and in black marker on casing. "PIN" & down arrow handwritten in black marker on base. White decal on casing reads "Property of/ Propriete du/ NRCC/CNRC/ 055584"; pink decal reads "HERZBERG INSTITUTE/ OF ASTROPHYSICS/ HIA-00032/ ASTRONOMY SECTION"/ PTS: -shutter mechanism (including frame count display), in box.; - misc. camera parts, fuses, tubes, etc., boxed; - gear & misc. fittings, in EKC tin; - DC motor sn 1006, 26.5 v. 1.8 a., .024 hp by Astrocom, Inc., in EKC tin; -connector, tagged "NORTHRIDGE 777 PIG TAIL "; - screws & misc. hardware, mirror, etc. All camera components & pts stored in wooden case, except: - 2 film magazines. Mfr's plate reads "Triad 700/ TRIAD CORP./ ENCINO CALIF." & "OPEN ONLY IN/ DARK ROOM". Both have "FEET/REMAINING" indicator scales, graduated 0-200. One magazine bears dymo tape labels reading "FRO TO", "TAKE -UP CCW" & " FEED I S C W ".; - empty film cover box. Mfr's plate on lid marked "NORTHRIDGE/ RESEARCH/ [logo]/ NORTHRIDGE, CALIF."

Missing

BELIEVED TO BE COMPLETE AT THE TIME OF ITS ACQUISITION BY NMST.

Finish

SMOOTH MEDIUM GREY ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERNAL SURFACES; SOME COMPONENT PARTS & ATTACHMENT POINTS HAVE FLAT BLACK FINISH./ PT. WOODEN CASE PAINTED MEDIUM GREY

Decoration

N/A