Oh boy what a walk down memory lane.
I visited the Queensland Museum today to have a look at the
"NASA A Human Adventure" exhibition which runs from 15 March to 9 October 2019.
The entry fee is $21.00 for adults. It appears that to manage numbers and avoid overcrowding, entry is set at 20 min intervals (e.g. 10:00am, 10:20am, 10:40am, 11:00am, etc.) so you purchase a ticket for a specific entry time. However, you can stay all day if you want to.
The exhibition spans Floors 3 and 2 of the museum and you enter on Floor 3, work your way through that level before exiting and then descending to Floor 2 to continue your journey. Be warned that once you leave Floor 3, I understand that you cannot return on the same ticket after completing Floor 2.
Generally, the exhibition is quite dark and spotlights, etc. make it challenging to get good photos. I used a Canon EOS R with the RF 35mm F1.8 lens and had to take a couple of panos to fit some of the exhibits in.
Also, be aware of the shallow depth of focus when shooting wide open and make sure you focus on the object of interest and avoid letting a less important part of the scene that is closer to the camera from grabbing the AF point. No flash is allowed, so expect to be shooting at ISO800 to ISO6400 depending on the location and lighting.
- #1 is towards the main entrance on Floor3.
- #2 and #3 are of a Saturn V rocket, some 12-15 metres in total length.
- #4 is a full-size copy of the Lunar Roving Vehicle first deployed on Apollo 15.
- #5 is a full-size copy of a Gemini Capsule.
- #6 is a full-size copy of an Apollo Command Module and it is much larger than I had expected.
- #7 is a 1:1 cut away view of the interior of the Lunar Crew Module (the bit that landed on the moon).
- #8 is a view of the flight deck of the Space Shuttle.
Well worth a visit I was lucky and managed to get in before the parties of school children arrived.
https://space.qm.qld.gov.au/
Cheers
Dennis