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Apollo 13 sight

Adler Planetarium

Adler Planetarium
Chicago, United States

Intended for use in rendezvous and docking, the reticle, aimed at the Earth’s terminator line separating night and day, provided a target when the crippled spacecraft needed a course adjustment; the hand controller made that adjustment possible. Labelled "OPTICAL SIGHT / FROM AQUARIUS".

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