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This light shade protected the Shuttle Star Tracker from direct sunlight, which would otherwise overload its optics.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
United States of America
INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
Ball Aerospace Systems Division
Overall: 31.4 × 33 × 35.6cm (1 ft. 3/8 in. × 1 ft. 1 in. × 1 ft. 2 in.)
Metal
A20000361001
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Air and Space Museum
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