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OBJECT TYPE: MAKSUTOV/EQUATORIAL-GERMAN/PHOTO
DATE: 1967–1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0655.001

MANUFACTURER: VARIOUS
MODEL: MAKSUTOV
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 55.5 cm
Width: 55.5 cm
Height: 47.0 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: VARIOUS
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1967-8 TO 1983
Canada: AN EXAMPLE OF THE REACTION OF THE CANADIAN GOV'T TO THE RUSSIAN SATELLITE PROGRAM/ INTENDED AS PART OF ANINTERNATIONAL PROGRAM TO OBSERVE SATELLITES/ THIS BECAME KNOWN AS THE INTERNATIONAL MOON WATCH PROGRAM, IN SUPPORT OF U.S. EFFORTS TO LAND ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
Function: ORIGINALLY MEANT FOR SATELLITE OBSERVATION AT EMR-TECHNICAL SURVEYS/ LATER, AT SPRINGHILL OBSERVATORY, PERSONAL USE OF IT WAS ALLOWED
Technical: MAKSUTOV OPTICS WERE DESIGNED BY THE RUSSIAN MAKSUTOV IN 1941/ THEY USE A SPHERICAL MIRROR & CORRECTOR LENS WITH SPHERICAL SURFACES
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CONTROL PANEL MKGS INCLUDE 'RIGHT ASCENSION', 'DECLINATION'
Missing: From CA of 11/13/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: CASING PAINTED WHITE, CONTROL PANELS BLACK WITH WHITE & LETTERING, GREY, RED & SILVER-COLOURED KNOBS, GREY PANEL ON BACK
Decoration: N/A

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VARIOUS, Telescope, circa 1967–1968, Artifact no. 1983.0655, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0655.001/

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