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OBJECT TYPE: TELESCOPE/WHITE LIGHT/35MM
DATE: 1970–1992
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0255.001

MANUFACTURER: Northridge Research Inc.
MODEL: RZ 15-2
LOCATION: Northridge, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 776
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PREDOMINANTLY METAL; SOME SYNTHETIC & GLASS 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 960254) ALSO USED ON TELESCOPE 930297 AT OTTAWA RIVER SOLAR OBSERVATORY SITE, WHICH OPERATED 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: " NORTHBRIDGE/ RESEARCH/ INC " cast in raised print on camera; 8 threaded contact points, above, labelled (r to l) "1", "A", "2"/ "D", "B"/ "F", "C", "W". "776" printed on black dymo label on base; "776" handwritten in black marker near shutter. Film door latch labelled "OPEN" & "LOCK". White decal on camera body reads " Property of/ Propriete du/ NRCC/CNRC/ 055583 "; purple decal reads "HERZBERG INSTITUTE/ OF ASTROPHYSICS/ HIA-00033/ ASTRONOMY SECTION".
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

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Northridge Research Inc., Camera, circa 1970–1992, Artifact no. 1996.0255, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0255.001/

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