Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Operation Moonwatch  Search this

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Satellite Tracking Program  Search this

Boy Scouts of America  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 6w x 4h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Group, candid

Place:

Philippines

Date:

1958

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

Published in the Torch, March 1975, page 4.

Summary:

Philippine Boy Scouts participating in Operation Moonwatch, a program to track artificial satellites inaugurated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory during the International Geophysical Year in 1957.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: March 1975

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Artificial satellites  Search this

Astronomy  Search this

Education  Search this

International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958  Search this

Observatories  Search this

Volunteers  Search this

Standard number:

96-1369

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_9157