Newbrook Observatory, Astronomical observatory in Newbrook, Canada.
The Newbrook Observatory features a main building with a retractable roof and a residence with an attached two-car garage on a 0.82-hectare site.
Built in 1951 by the Stellar Physics Division of the Dominion Observatory, the facility operated as a space research station until its closure in 1970.
Scientists at the observatory captured over 8,000 meteor spectrograph exposures between 1952 and 1957, advancing knowledge about the upper atmosphere composition.
Located 110 kilometers northeast of Edmonton, the observatory contains a restored Super-Schmidt Meteor Camera, one of six manufactured by the Perkin-Elmer Company.
Art Griffin, a resident scientist, made the first North American photograph of Sputnik 1 satellite from this location in October 1957.
Location: Alberta
Location: Thorhild County
Inception: 1951
GPS coordinates: 54.32420,-112.95500
Latest update: March 18, 2025 07:52
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