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A visible skylight photometer, in the hands of
Judy Steinacher for this 1967 photo. This portable version followed an
earlier design from HAO veteran Jack Evans that was used in the 1940s
to help identify appropriate sites to conduct research on the solar corona,
including the Sacramento Peak Observatory at Sunspot, New Mexico. Courtesy
of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Walter Orr Roberts, NCAR's first director, talks
in the late 1960s with I.M. Pei, architect for NCAR's flagship building,
the Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. Courtesy of the University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
In the early days of NCAR, researchers decided
that their top priority for a facility was a place for scientific ballooning,
ranking above even an aircraft facility. Balloons have been used for studies
of everything from weather to the origin of the universe. Courtesy
of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
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