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From Thread: John Lear's Moon Pictures on ATS

Posted by ignorant_ape, on September 13, 2006 at 15:00 GMT

Originally posted by 2PacSade
Where are the little "cross hairs" that are normally on lunar photographs? ( Excuse my ignorance but I don't remember the technical name for them. )


the technical term is a FIDUCIAL .

they are etched onto a sheet of glass , known as a RESEAU_PLATE .

which sits between the film and the shutter .

[edit on 13-9-2006 by ignorant_ape]




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