Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada
La Societe' Royale
d'Astronomie du Canada
New Brunswick Centre du Nouveau-Brunswick
William Brydone Jack Unit
Photo's From The William Brydone Jack Observatory
The Oldest Existing Observatory in Canada
On May 11th, 2004 Dr. Edwards was kind enough to give members of the public and the William Brydone Jack Astronomy Club a tour of the oldest observatory in Canada. The William Brydone Jack Observatory. This page is not to give a history of the observatory but to sinply show some of the pictures of the building and equipment that people were able to see and hear about during the tour.
Photo by Mike Smith
Above is the old observatory building.
Photo by Mike Smith
The plaque mounted on the observatory stating it is a historic site.
Photo by Paul Gray
The old 6 inch Merz made refractor.
Photo by Mike Smith
A Sextant on display.
Photo by Paul Gray
This is a lovely quadrant on display.
Photo by Mike Smith
A display of slides that were hand painted. Some even have both sides painted giving a depth effect. As well some have layers of glass to allow for anninmation.