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Flown circular cardstock Apollo 15 "Crew Option Photos" wheel, measuring 8˝ in diameter, carried into lunar orbit on the Command Module 'Endeavour,' signed and flight-certified on the reverse in black felt tip, "This opportunity chart used for 6 days in lunar orbit during Apollo 15, July 26–Aug. 7, 1971, Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR." The chart identifies potential targets for photography while on orbit—primarily craters, but also the landing sites of Apollo 11 and an uncrewed Soviet lunar probe—such as: "Sea of Ingenuity," "Key Hole Crater," "Ibn Yunus," "Gagarin," "Meitner," "Sklodowska," "Luna 16," "Tranquility Base," and "Humboldt." In fine condition.
Accompanied by a detailed letter of provenance signed by Dave Scott, in part: "I hereby certify that the Apollo 15 'Photo Wheel' (photo opportunity chart) included with this letter is from my personal collection and was flown in lunar orbit for six days aboard the CSM Endeavor during Apollo 15, the first extended scientific exploration of the Moon, July 26-August 7, 1971…This Photo Wheel was used primarily during lunar orbit with the 70-millimeter Hasselblad electric camera, in particular during rendezvous and docking operations and during translunar coast and trans-Earth coast to photograph the Earth and Moon. It was also used to acquire dim-light, earthshine, and UV photographs (using a 105-millimeter lens). This Hasselblad camera had a motor-driven mechanism that was powered by two sealed nickel-cadmium batteries. The mechanism advanced the film to the next frame and cocked the shutter whenever the camera was activated. The Apollo 15 crew returned an unprecedented number of photographs. Approximately 375 photographs were exposed between trans-Earth injection and the deep-space extravehicular activity (EVA). The Apollo 15 crew also returned approximately 2350 frames of 70-millimeter photography."
