Apollo Telescope Mount

Collection

Identifier: MC-165

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This colleciton contains documents and photographs relating to the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM). The ATM was a manned solar observation telescope that was a part of Skylab, the first American space station.

Dates

Other: 1968 - 1992

Creator

O'Neil, Anthony (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Conditions Governing Use

This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.

Biographical / Historical

Designed and built at the George C. Marshall Flight Center, the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) was a manned solar observatory capable of observing the Sun in soft X-rays, ultra-violet, and visible light. The ATM was a part of Skylab.

More information on the Apollo Telescope Mount may be found here and here.

Extent

1 Linear foot

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Anthony O'Neil, 2011.

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections as they are acquired and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.