Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2009
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #200.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.187
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Capturing meteor trails on film at more than one station at a time, for use in triangulating meteor heights and studying the properties of the upper atmosphere, was one of several motivations for developing fast wide-field photographic systems in astronomy. Here we will examine the development of systems in the 20th Century, first at Harvard and then after the Smithsonian joined Harvard in the 1950s. We will cover the work of Fred Whipple from the 1930s through the Prairie Network of the 1960s and 1970s, especially how he modified his techniques to address means to track artificial satellites. This historical research benefits from support by the National Science Foundation and by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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