Motor, camera

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0298.002

MANUFACTURER: PHOTO-SONICS INC.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Burbank, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 331
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PHOTO SONICS
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Burbank

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CAMERA USED C.1970- C.1992.
Canada: THIS CAMERA WAS PART OF THE OTTAWA RIVER SOLAR OBSERVATORY INSTALLATION. IT WAS USED ON TELESCOPE 930297, AN INSTRUMENT UNIQUE TO CANADA & THE WORLD. THE 1992 RETIREMENT OF THE ORSO SIGNIFIED THE END OF OPTICAL SOLAR PHYSICS RESEARCH AS CONDUCTED BY CDN GOV'T SCIENTISTS- AN AREA OF STUDY CONCENTRATED IN OTTAWA SINCE 1905.
Function: TO RECORD GRAPHIC IMAGES: SPECIFICALLY, WHEN INSTALLED ON TELESCOPE 930297, TO RECORD IMAGES OF THE SUN AND/OR SOLAR ACTIVITY.
Technical: MAIN OF FOUR 35 MM CINE CAMERAS AVAILABLE FOR USE AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE TELESCOPE (930297). EACH COULD TAKE EXPOSURES AT RATES CONTINUOUSLY ADJUSTABLE UP TO 2 FRAMES PER SECOND, DEPENDING ON THE PARTICULAR CAMERA & ITS APPLICATION: EXPOSURE TIMES RANGED FROM 1/4-SECOND TO 5 MILLISECONDS. (REF.2, P.9). THIS CAMERA ASSOCIATED WITH THE OBJECTIVE LENS OF THE TELESCOPE. IT TOOK STOP MOTION PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SUN: THE FRAMES WERE SELECTED FROM SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF THE SOLAR DISK. THE RED LIGHT FILTER USED WITH THIS CAMERA WAS NOT RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF THE CAMERA'S DONATION. (AS PER A. GROEN).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Decal applied to motor casing reads " PHOTO-SONICS INC./ BURBANK, CALIFORNIA/ VOLTS 115 H.P. 1/30 / PHASE 1 FREQ. [ ]/ R.P.M. 1725 DUTY 1/4 SEC./ TYPE STOP MOTION/ SERIAL 331/ ASS'Y. 02971/ WIR. DIGR. 36-107 "./ All controls labelled.
Missing: N/A
Finish: EXTERIOR CASING HAS SMOOTH WHITE ENAMELLED FINISH; MOST INTERIOR SURFACE HAS FLAT BLACK FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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PHOTO-SONICS INC., Motor, camera, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1993.0298, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1993.0298.002/

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