Smithsonian Australian Field Station (SAO)
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Creator: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1964
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 108 Box 2 Folder 5
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.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 108 Box 2 Folder 5
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1964
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Australia
2003-19529
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print