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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Katherine

22 MHz Radio Telescope In 1962, the 22 MHz Radio Telescope was installed at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory. It consisted of 1,700 cedar posts that extended for 1.3 kilometres in the shape of a “T” to cover a surface … Continue reading →

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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Katherine

The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is a radio interferometer which will map the 21 cm line of neutral Hydrogen over the cosmological redshift range of 0.8 to 2.5. It consists of … Continue reading →

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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Katherine

An antennae array at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Katherine

One of the radio antennae at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO), near Kaladen, British Columbia

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Nova Scotia fishing sheds

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Katherine

A beautiful lobster fishery scene in Gunning Cove

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Fire trucks battling a house fire

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Katherine

Multiple fire trucks battling a house fire

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A forgotten fishing shed

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Katherine

A disused fishing shed slowly crumbling into a forgotten past

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Baccaro Point Lighthouse

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Katherine

Baccaro Point Lighthouse Located on the east side Barrington Bay, 2 miles from Port Latour, Baccaro point is the most southerly point of mainland Nova Scotia. Baccaro is the oldest place name in Nova Scotia. It comes from the Basque … Continue reading →

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CFS Shelburne

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Katherine

Much of the former CFS Shelburne has been overgrown and vandalized since the station was decommissioned on 1 August 1994.

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Nova Scotia Lighthouse – Point Prim

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Katherine

Point Prim Lighthouse

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