Lens used during Apollo probe sold for $453,281
According to Boston-based RR Auction, a camera lens used during the Apollo 15 space mission in 1971 has been sold for $453,281. The 12-inch long Zeiss Tele-Tessar 500mm f/8 lens was used by astronaut David Scott to capture 293 photos of the fourth moon landing. The auction house said the lens was sold to a space collector from the UK.