Newbrook Observatory
Building in Alberta, Canada
54°19′27″N 112°57′18″W / 54.3242°N 112.9551°W / 54.3242; -112.9551The Newbrook Observatory (a designated historic building) was built in Newbrook, Alberta, Canada, by the Stellar Physics Division of the Dominion Observatory and operated as a space observatory from 1952 until 1957.[1] The observatory was equipped with a Super-Schmidt Meteor Camera, one of only six built by the Perkin-Elmer Company used to observe meteors. One of the observatory resident scientists, Art Griffin, was the first in North America to photograph the Sputnik 1 satellite (less than a week after its launch).
In 1970, the government consolidated astronomical research and the observatories at Meanook (similar nearby facility, c.23 miles NW) and Newbrook was closed.
See also
References
- ^ "NEWBROOK OBSERVATORY". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
External links
- News story about getting the camera back in working order
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