Control console

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0297.002

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal console frame with metal and synthetic components

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Astronomy
Category: Observation equipment
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Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TELESCOPE WAS USED C. 1970- 1992.
Canada: THIS TELESCOPE IS UNIQUE TO CANADA, AND THE WORLD. IT'S RETIREMENT IN 1992 SIGNIFIED THE END OF OPTICAL SOLAR PHYSICS RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS- AN AREA OF STUDY CONCENTRATED IN OTTAWA SINCE 1905.
Function: Console used to control various functions in the operation of the telescope.
Technical: THIS TELESCOPE, THOUGH BASED ON AN EARLIER DESIGN (LOCKHEED SOLAR OBSERVATORY'S TELESCOPE ), WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED & DEVELOPED BY NRC STAFF, AND MANY OF THE SUB-COMPONENTS WERE CANADIAN DESIGNED & MADE. IT WAS DESIGNED FOR RAPID PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING OF SOLAR IMAGES/ACTIVITY, AND HIGH RESOLUTION CINEMATOGRAPHY OF SOLAR SURFACE FEATURES, TO STUDY CAUSES & EFFECTS OF SOLAR ACTIVITY ON EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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