File:MITS Rocket Light Flasher.jpg
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A tracking light for night launched model rockets. The flashing light would allow the rocket's path to be followed and aid in the recovery of the rocket. The construction article by Forrest Mims appeared in the September 1969 issue of Model Rocketry and the flasher was the first product of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, MITS. In 1975 MITS introduced the Altair 8800, the first successful personal computer. Mims, Forrest M. (September 1969). "Transistorized Tracking Light for Night Launched Model Rockets". Model Rocketry 1 (11): pp. 9-11. Cambridge, MA: Model Rocketry, Inc. The Light Flasher is on display at the "STARTUP: Albuquerque and the Personal Computer Revolution" wing of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The museum allows photography by visitors with no restrictions. (I checked with the Public Relations Manager before my visit.) Photo by Michael Holley, April 2007. Taken with a Canon PowerShot A630 (1/10 second and F/3.5) using existing light. |
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Author | Swtpc6800 en:User:Swtpc6800 Michael Holley |
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Image title | A tracking light for night launched model rockets The construction article by Forrest Mims appeared in the September 1969 issue of Model Rocketry and was the flasher was the first product of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, MITS. In 1975, MITS introduced the Altair 8800, the first successful personal computer. The Light Flasher is on display at the "STARTUP: Albuquerque and the Personal Computer Revolution" wing of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
Camera model | Canon PowerShot A630 |
Author | Michael Holley |
Exposure time | 1/10 sec (0.1) |
F-number | f/3.5 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:40, 27 April 2007 |
Lens focal length | 17.342 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 200 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 200 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Windows |
File change date and time | 08:40, 9 February 2008 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:40, 27 April 2007 |
Image compression mode | 3 |
APEX shutter speed | 3.3125 |
APEX aperture | 3.625 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.625 APEX (f/3.51) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 11,412.587412587 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 11,439.252336449 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Scene capture type | Standard |