• Using an alternate light source, multiple layers of paint on a spaceship studio model for the television series Star Trek are revealed to assist conservators in the conservation process.
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    A cross section, or microscopic sample of paint, taken from the saucer of the Star Trek starship Enterprise studio model, photographed with ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence. Materials absorb and release ultraviolet radiation in different ways, helping conservators characterize and identify them.

  • Using an alternate light source, multiple layers of paint on a spaceship studio model for the television series Star Trek are revealed to assist conservators in the conservation process.

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