Spotmeter, 1 Degree, Automatic, Apollo 11

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Minolta

Summary

During the Apollo 11 luanr mission of July 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin carried this specially designed Minolta light meter on the lunar surface in order to acquire accurate exposure information quickly and easily. The silver metal casing reflected some of the harmful solar rays that could have overheated this sensitive equipment.

NASA transferred this spotmeter to the Museum in 1970.

Credit Line

Transferred from NASA/JSC; must be offered back to NASA upon deaccession

Inventory Number

A19980022000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Materials

Case: aluminum, plastic, velcro

Lens: aluminum/steel, glass

Dimensions

3-D: 9.5 × 9.6 × 17cm (3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 6 11/16 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9718f5164-1b95-48da-a2ba-0d366e5a461a

Record ID

nasm_A19980022000