Listening to the Universe at Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)

Описание: Listening to the Universe was a 1991 feature made by Shaw Cable 11 in Penticton, BC, covering the history and science operations of the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory at White Lake, Penticton, BC. Interviews with:
Dr. John Galt (00:49) : the history of DRAO, description of radio astronomy, radio frequency interference
Dr. Tom Landecker (11:36) : overview of the DRAO Synthesis Telescope expansion, explanation of the principle of aperture synthesis, description of the signal path of the telescope; (27:12) computer control of the observations, data collection
Gary Hovey (23:10) : description of the DRAO Synthesis Telescope correlator hardware and control computers
Dr. Chris Purton (29:46) : DRAO Synthesis Telescope data analysis and description of radio images of a supernova remnant
Brent Carlson (37:08) : description of the RadioAstron space very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) project and DRAO's role in building a correlator for this project
Dr. Ken Tapping (41:01) : description of Canada's solar radio astronomy program, magnetic flare bursts, March 10, 1989 solar storm that brought down Quebec's power grid,

Copyright 1991 Shaw Cable 11 Penticton