Description
Raw observations from a university radio telescope, recorded to tape and never fully analysed.
Provenance
Donated by the creator in 2012. The tape was sticky with binder breakdown and was baked at low temperature before a single careful read. Every sector was recovered on the first or second read.
Preservation
- Fixity (SHA-256)
91722626922d29c83e4ef0e21dec432b116ba236df29e015a90fd8911cce0343- Last verified
- Sep 9, 2026, by Vigil
- Migrated to
- CSV with a data dictionary, with the original files kept
- Copies
- Three, on two kinds of storage, in two cities
- Original carriers
- Kept in cold storage in Vancouver
Access
Free, in the Lazarus reading room in Vancouver and in partner reading rooms. Copies may be taken away.
Reading-room copies are migrated to CSV with a data dictionary, with the original files kept. The recovered files are kept exactly as they were found.
Cite as: Port Dunbury Radio Observatory, Radio telescope observations, Port Dunbury, 1983–1985 (1983–1985). Lazarus Archive, LZ-14428.