NASA Photo ID: AS16-114-18439      File Name: 10075848.jpg
Film Type: 70mm                    Date Taken: 04/22/72
Title: Astronaut John Young in shadow of Lunar Module behind ultraviolet camera
Description:
Astronaut John W. Young, Apollo 16 commander, stands in the shadow of the 
Lunar Module (LM) behind the ultraviolet camera which is in operation. This 
photograph was taken by Astronaut Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot, 
during the mission's second extravehicular activity (EVA-2). The UV
camera's  gold surface is designed to maintain the correct temperature.
Young set the  prescribed angles of azimuth and elevation (here 14 degrees
for photography  of the large Magellanic Cloud) and pointed the camera. The
U.S. flag and  Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) are in the left background.              

Subject terms:
APOLLO 16 FLIGHT                        
APOLLO PROJECT                          
ASTRONAUTS                              
CAMERAS                                 
LUNAR MODULE                            
LUNAR SURFACE                           
LUNAR TOPOGRAPHY                        
SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS                  
ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOMETRY                  

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