Object Details
Manufacturer
Dumont
Summary
This camera, with a Polaroid back, was used to provide a quick photographic record of the telemetered signal from Celescope. Celescope was a project in the 1960s to survey the ultraviolet sky at wavelengths invisible from the ground. It has a specially designed shroud to fit over the face of an oscilloscope to facilitate use. The Uvicon tubes on Celescope were TV tubes that imaged small portions of the sky through a set of four telescopes. The camera record was therefore a means of assessing the brightnesses of the stars and other objects the telescopes imaged.
Transferred to NASM from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in 1973.
Credit Line
Transferred from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Inventory Number
A19740048000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
Aluminum, steel, glass, paint, synthetic fabric, plastic
Dimensions
Overall: 9in. x 1ft 1 1/2in. x 6in. (22.9 x 34.29 x 15.2cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19740048000