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Baker Nunn Dish, Woomera [B 76432/8] • Photograph

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Summary

A collection of slides taken by Clive Bristow at Woomera. Housed in a container labelled 'Woomera - Baker Nunn Dish'. The images include the location, close ups of the camera and the dish, but also include images of rockets, buildings and Woomera Village.

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Physical description

20 slides : acetate, colour; 35mm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1955-1965

Photographer

Bristow, Clive

Collection

Part of Woomera Collection

Subject

Island Lagoon Tracking Station
Woomera (S.A.)

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Historical information

Clive Bristow was an official photographer at Woomera during the time when the town was closed for general access, and no cameras were allowed unless authorised. Clive helped run the 'Woomera Studio'. The long range Baker-Nunn camera was used for tracking satellites and photgraphing rockets.

Digitisation information

Date

08/02/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,530 x 3,713 pixels (20.5 MP)

Size

61.62 MB

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