Filter, Sextant, Apollo 9

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Object Details

Summary

The Apollo spacecraft used a sextant for navigation between the Earth and Moon. Operation of the sextant involved sighting through a telescope; this filter was placed over one of the sextant's two scopes.

This object was flown on Apollo 9, and was transferred by NASA to the Smithsonian in 1975.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A19770208000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Materials

Aluminum, Glass

Dimensions

3-D: 1.9 x 8.9cm (3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station

Human Spaceflight

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a478f6f7-23cc-4af1-8715-06514895736f

Record ID

nasm_A19770208000