SCENES
OF THE
OBSERVATORY

The All Sky Camera:

The All Sky Camera was built in the U.S. by Charles Hilcher Co. Inc. for the National Research Council. The Camera, with wide angle lens, was activated by a RCA Photomultiplier tube within the perforated cone when a bright object was detected. The meteor was photographed on 70mm Kodak Plus-xfilm. Photos from adjacent observing sites were compared to determine the path and trajectory of falling debris. The project resulted in the recovery of the
Inninfree meteorite in 1977.

Inside the Dome:

Art Griffin inside the dome The man in the picture with the camera is
Mr. Art Griffin who operated the observatory.
He was also instrumental in the recovery
of two Meteorites.
One is the Bruderheim meteorite
and the other is the Abee Meteorite,
a 267 pound rock which was the largest chunk of meteorite to be found in Canada this century.

Searching for the Bruderheim Meteorite:

These men are standing at the recovery site of the largest piece of meteorite from the Bruderheim fall. In all nearly 700 pieces from this meteor were recovered after a spectacular entry into Earth's atmosphere on March 4th, 1960.