Newbrook Observatory

Newbrook Observatory
General information
Town or city Newbrook, Alberta
Country Canada
Coordinates 54°19′27″N 112°57′18″W / 54.3242°N 112.9551°W / 54.3242; -112.9551Coordinates: 54°19′27″N 112°57′18″W / 54.3242°N 112.9551°W / 54.3242; -112.9551
Construction started 1951
Completed 1951
Client Government of Canada

The 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 Griffen, 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) and Newbrook were closed.

References

  1. "NEWBROOK OBSERVATORY". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 27 June 2012.


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