Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace Systems Division
- Summary
- This is the ultraviolet spectrometer from the Apollo Telescope Mount (S082B). It was designed and developed at the Naval Research Laboratory by a group led by Richard Tousey. The unit flown on Skylab obtained spectra of different solar regions at great spectral and spatial resolution, covering a wavelength range from 970 to 3940 Angstroms. Spectra were recorded on photographic film on an attached camera. A white light TV system allowed the astronauts to point the spectrometer. The artifact is a flight instrument intended for a never-flown second Skylab.
- It was stored at the Marshall Space Flight Center until May 1986 at which time it was transferred to NASM.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Naval Research Laboratory
- Inventory Number
- A19860270000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
- Materials
- Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel, Epoxy, Gold Plating, Plastic, Adhesive, Paint, Glass, Brass, Copper, Mylar (Polyester), Cadmium Plating, Rubber (Silicone)
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 304.8 x 91.4 x 91.4cm (10 x 36 x 36 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19860270000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96cf79c78-fe81-4aac-a132-02e57aea5af9
