Star tracker

part · 1970 · Digital age

A camera that finds orientation from the stars.

What it is made of

• Image sensor — has part. A camera.

Principles and materials it uses

• Glass — is made of. The optics are glass.
• Aluminium — is made of. The baffle is aluminium.

Where it is used

• Artificial satellite — is part of. A star tracker.

Things built in a similar way

• Sextant — works like. Navigating by the stars — as sailors did.

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