Author:

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Subject:

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Object

Date:

1964

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

Quotation comes from fact sheet found with photo.

Summary:

A Baker-Nunn tracking camera at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at a field station in Woomera, Australia. The camera is utilized for the photographic observation of man-made satellites and natural celestial objects, October 27, 1964.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 108 Box 2 Folder 5

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Observing stations  Search this

Baker-Nunn Camera  Search this

Australia  Search this

Instruments  Search this

Satellite Tracking Program  Search this

Baker, James G  Search this

Nunn, Joseph  Search this

Observatories  Search this

Photography  Search this

Standard number:

2003-19529

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_8337