a16_v_c_o_AKP (S-72-31261)
“APOLLO 16 CAMERA/SPECTROGRAPH ON MOON-----An artist’s concept showing Astronaut John W. Young (on right), commander adjusting the Lunar Surface Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph during extravehicular activity at the Moon’s Descartes landing site. The figure in the left background represents Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. The camera/spectrograph (S-201 Experiment) is deployed in the shadow of the Lunar Module. The camera/spectrograph will be pointed several times during each Apollo 16 lunar surface EVA. The experiment is built by the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D. C. The three-inch electronographic camera is designed to photograph invisible ultraviolet light form the Earth and its geocorona, from stars, nebulae and remote galaxies. Film from the camera/spectrograph will be removed after the final EVA and carried back to Earth for processing and measurement at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The scientific investigators, Dr.George Carruthers and Dr. Thornton Page, hope to find new clouds of hydrogen and other gases, some of them in remote regions of the universe. (This art work is be Craig Kavafes of the Grumman Aerospace Corporation.)”
And/or the Grumman Aerospace Corporation caption/description:
“APOLLO 16 AT DESCARTES: Apollo 16 mission commander, astronaut John Young, adjusts the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrometer that he and astronaut Charles Duke have deployed in the shadow of the lunar module at the Descartes lunar landing site. The two, having set up the telescope-camera on a tripod, will point it several times during each lunar surface exploration period. They will remove its film and return it to Earth after the last Extra-vehicular Activity (EVA). Artist rendering by Craig Kavafes, Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Color transparency available upon request.”
a16_v_c_o_AKP (S-72-31261)
“APOLLO 16 CAMERA/SPECTROGRAPH ON MOON-----An artist’s concept showing Astronaut John W. Young (on right), commander adjusting the Lunar Surface Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph during extravehicular activity at the Moon’s Descartes landing site. The figure in the left background represents Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot. The camera/spectrograph (S-201 Experiment) is deployed in the shadow of the Lunar Module. The camera/spectrograph will be pointed several times during each Apollo 16 lunar surface EVA. The experiment is built by the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D. C. The three-inch electronographic camera is designed to photograph invisible ultraviolet light form the Earth and its geocorona, from stars, nebulae and remote galaxies. Film from the camera/spectrograph will be removed after the final EVA and carried back to Earth for processing and measurement at the Manned Spacecraft Center. The scientific investigators, Dr.George Carruthers and Dr. Thornton Page, hope to find new clouds of hydrogen and other gases, some of them in remote regions of the universe. (This art work is be Craig Kavafes of the Grumman Aerospace Corporation.)”
And/or the Grumman Aerospace Corporation caption/description:
“APOLLO 16 AT DESCARTES: Apollo 16 mission commander, astronaut John Young, adjusts the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrometer that he and astronaut Charles Duke have deployed in the shadow of the lunar module at the Descartes lunar landing site. The two, having set up the telescope-camera on a tripod, will point it several times during each lunar surface exploration period. They will remove its film and return it to Earth after the last Extra-vehicular Activity (EVA). Artist rendering by Craig Kavafes, Grumman Aerospace Corporation. Color transparency available upon request.”