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OBJECT TYPE
colour/framed
DATE
1988
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1993.0330.003
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
3
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
paper, wood, glass and metal

Dimensions

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

Length
2.7 cm
Width
93.5 cm
Height
74.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Astronomy
Category
Miscellaneous
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
THIS MODEL WAS USED IN A WIND TUNNEL. ALSO USED AT NMST C. 1988 TO 1990.
Canada
MODEL OF CANADA'S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE, SITUATED IN ALGONQUIN PARK, & KNOWN AS THEALGONQUIN RADIO OBSERVATORY. IT WAS LOCATED AT THE EAST END OF THE 1ST VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETER (WESTERN END WAS AT THE DOMINION RADIO ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY, PENTICTON, BC). LBI TECHNIQUE PIONEERED BY CDN ASTROMONERS IN 1967.
Function
Print representing the largest radio telescope in Canada.
Technical
ALGONQUIN PARK RADIO TELESCOPE WAS BUILT 1961-1965 WITH OBSERVATIONS COMMENCING IN 1966. IT MEASURES 46 METERS (150 FT. WITH THE SOLID SURFACE 120 FT. IN DIAMETER). IT COULD BE USED AS A PRIME FOCUS INSTRUMENT, OR IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUXILLIARY ELLIPSOIDAL REFLECTOR TO REDUCE BACKGROUND NOISE. THIS DISH & THE 25.6 M DISH AT DRAO HAD THE MOST PRECISE PAR SURFACE (TO APX. 3 MM) OF ANY RADIO TELESCOPES OF COMPARABLE SIZE IN THE WORLD.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None apparent.
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE. MODIFIED FOR DISPLAY BY NMST SHOPS. From CA of 01/29/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish
Paper print with shades of blue, grey and orange. Heavy wooden frame, tinted brownish-orange; clear glass over print.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Print, before 1988, Artifact no. 1993.0330, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0330.003/

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