ARC-1975-AC75-0089-19
Lear Jet 24B (NASA-705) in flight along California coast is used primarily as a high altitude observation platform carrying a 12' telescope with a special hatch on the starboard side for upward viewing. The hatch has a maximum circular clear aperture of 37.6 cm and can contain a 30 cm aperture open-port gyro-stabilized telescope designed especially for infrared astronomical research.
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ARC-1975-AC75-0089-19
Date Created
January 18, 1975
Center
ARC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Art Melliar
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