Lower Optical Frame, Camera, CCD, 4 Shooter
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- California Institute of Technology, Palomar Observatory
- Summary
- This is the lower optical frame for the camera used on the Hale 200-inch telescope at the Cassegrain focus to proof test the split field concept design for the Wide Field/Planetary camera of the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASM collection holds the complete, working camera including split field optics and 2 of the original 4 CCD camera units. (Catalogue#'s 19990211000 through 19990211009), that were used programmatically on the 200-inch for many years and featured in Richard Preston's "First Light" as a galaxy and quasar finder. The 4-shooter was donated by the California Institute of Technology in September 1999. It is now stored at the Garber facility.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Palomar Observatory, California Institute of Technology.
- Inventory Number
- A19990211004
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
- Materials
- Aluminum, Steel, Nylon, Plastic, Gold Plating, Epoxy, Rubber (Silicone), Phenolic Resin, Cadmium Plating, Paint
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 40.6 x 78.7cm (16 x 31 in.)
- Storage (Aluminum pallet and frame with fabric dust cover): 123.2 × 124.5 × 119.4cm, 532kg (48 1/2 × 49 × 47 in., 1172 7/8lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19990211004
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9560b6ad4-7ffa-4d36-ba3e-e8184b861989
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