An optical bar camera is a type of long-
focal-length panoramic camera
Panoramic photography is a technique of photography, using specialized equipment or software, that captures images with horizontally elongated fields of view. It is sometimes known as ''wide format photography''. The term has also been applied to ...
used for
panoramic image
A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was originally coined i ...
s; e.g., for high-altitude or satellite reconnaissance.
Itek KA-80
Itek KA-80/A developed for the
Teledyne Ryan AQM-91 Firefly,
then also used in
A-12,
Lockheed U-2
The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "''Dragon Lady''", is an American single-jet engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides da ...
and
SR-71
The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. It was operated by the United States Air Force ...
[ reconnaissance aircraft.
]
Apollo Panoramic Camera
Itek KA-80A derivative with 24-inch focal length used in Apollo program to map parts of the moon.[Making lemons into lemonade. Day. 2009]
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Perkin-Elmer KH-9 OBC
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See also
* DB-110
References
External links
Optical Bar Cameras
Characteristics and diagrams
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