Lazarus Archive · LZ-41090

Radio telescope observations, North Saltwick, 1986–1988

North Saltwick Radio Observatory, 1986–1988. Research data for VAX/VMS.

Description

Raw observations from a university radio telescope, recorded to tape and never fully analysed.

Provenance

Sent to Lazarus by post, with a note asking whether anything could be saved. The label reads ‘Ask before using’. The image matches a checksum published by the original distributor.

Preservation

Fixity (SHA-256)
2dcb41f463ac62c684533688dab680cca1b3fbf86661210646e3168583ebe70e
Last verified
Sep 21, 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.

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: North Saltwick Radio Observatory, Radio telescope observations, North Saltwick, 1986–1988 (1986–1988). Lazarus Archive, LZ-41090.

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