Moonwatch Division, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1956-1975 Records.

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Moonwatch Division, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1956-1975 Records.

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These records document the history of the Moonwatch Division and the Volunteer Flight Officer Network. They include the outgoing correspondence of Albert Werner, 1968-1975; general correspondence of the Moonwatch Division, 1957-1975; Moonwatch station files, 1956-1975, including correspondence and other data from American and foreign Moonwatch teams; Moonwatch administrative files, 1956-1975; Moonwatch project files, 1956-1975, including correspondence and reports on various comets, satellites, and other projects assigned to Moonwatch to track; incoming and outgoing correspondence of Herbert E. Roth, 1966-1975; general correspondence of the VFON, 1966-1975; VFON airline files containing correspondence and sighting reports from member airlines; VFON administrative files, 1966-1975; Moonwatch and VFON Newsletters and Bulletins, 1956-1975; and a small number of slides, tapes, and movies, 1966 and undated.

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