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LM Alignment Optical Telescope Rings
LM Alignment Optical Telescope Rings
Acquired from Don Willis, Lunar Legacies
Acquired from Don Willis, Lunar Legacies
Acquired 22nd May 2022
Acquired 22nd May 2022
Collection Number TSM-135
Collection Number TSM-135
ALIGNMENT OPTICAL TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY (AOT)
ALIGNMENT OPTICAL TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY (AOT)
The alignment optical telescope, mounted on the navigation base to provide mechanical alignment and a common reference between the telescope and the inertial measurement unit, is a unity-power, periscope-type device with a 6 conical field-of-view. It is operated manually by the astronauts. The telescope has a movable shaft axis (parallel to the LM X-axis) and a line-of-sight approximately 45 degrees from the X-axis in the Y-Z plane.
The alignment optical telescope, mounted on the navigation base to provide mechanical alignment and a common reference between the telescope and the inertial measurement unit, is a unity-power, periscope-type device with a 6 conical field-of-view. It is operated manually by the astronauts. The telescope has a movable shaft axis (parallel to the LM X-axis) and a line-of-sight approximately 45 degrees from the X-axis in the Y-Z plane.
Description taken from the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
Description taken from the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
The three rings are spare unused parts from the telescope that was mounted in the lunar module and was used by the astronauts to help determine the position of the spacecraft
The three rings are spare unused parts from the telescope that was mounted in the lunar module and was used by the astronauts to help determine the position of the spacecraft
The telescope as installed in the LM
The telescope as installed in the LM
The sunshade external part of the telescope
The sunshade external part of the telescope
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