Newbrook Observatory

The Newbrook Observatory  (a designated historic building) was built in Newbrook, Alberta, Canada by  the Stellar Physics Division of the Dominion Observatory and operated as a space observatory from 1952 until 1957    The observatory was equipped with a Super-Schmidt Meteor Camera, one of only six built by the Perkin-Elmer Company used to observe meteors.  One of the observatory resident scientists, Art Griffen, was the first in North America to photograph the Sputnik 1 satellite (less than a week after its launch).  

In 1970, the government consolidated astronomical research and the observatories at Meanook (similar nearby facility) and Newbrook were closed.

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Category:Infrastructure completed in 1951
Category:Astronomical observatories in Canada
Category:Provincial Historic Resources of Alberta