Detector, motion

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OBJECT TYPE: METEOR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0716.001

MANUFACTURER: SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC DOME/ METAL BASE & COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 45.0 cm
Height: 38.0 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: SPAR
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1970
Canada: MORP NETWORK ESTABLISHED IN LATE 1960S BY ASTRONOMY DIV. OF DOMINION OBSERVATORY, EMR. NETWORK FULLY OPERATIONAL BY 1971.THE CANADIAN METEORITE OBSERVATION & RECOVERY PROJECT WAS ONLY THE THIRD SUCH GROUP FORMED FOLLOWING THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION'S 1961 APPEAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHOTO. STATIONS
Function: 'MOST METEORS MOVE WITHIN A LIMITED RANGE OF ANGULAR VELOCITIES AND THIS MOTION IS THEIR MOST DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTIC THE MORP METEOR DETECTOR... LOOKS FOR THIS MOVEMENT. (HALLIDAY, P.22)
Technical: METEORITE NETWORKS ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY OF METEORITES FOR WHICH ASTRONOMICAL DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED. 2 MORP STATIONS IN ALBERTA PHOTOGRAPHED A METEOR WHICH LANDED NEAR INNISFREE, AB 05.02.77. THE METEOR PHOTOS PROVIDE A RELIABLE ORBIT FOR THE METEOR BEFORE IMPACT, ONLY THE 3RD METEORITE ORBIT SO WELL-DEFINED
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'P104' & 'P107' APPEARS ABOVE & BELOW 2 CONNECTOR PLUGS ON BASE. 'B G' '8', & '9' ALSO APPEAR ON DYMO LABELS APPLIED TO UNDERSIDE OF UNIT/ '104' APPEARS ON LABEL APPLIED TO CONNECTING CORD/ 'U.S. AND FOREIGN PATS. PENDING/ TO LUBRICATE REMOVE PLUG. USE ROTRON OIL M-40' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON COMPONENT/ 'SP0021' PRINTED IN WHITE ON CASING.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: CLEAR PLASTIC DOME/ SILVER METAL BASE
Decoration: N/A

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SPAR AEROSPACE PRODUCTS LTD., Detector, motion, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0716, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0716.001/

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