Spotmeter, 1 Degree, Automatic, Apollo 11

National Air and Space Museum

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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Record ID
nasm_A19980022000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9718f5164-1b95-48da-a2ba-0d366e5a461a
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