General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & GLASS WITH SYNTHETIC CORD ATTACHED AT EYEPIECE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

162.5 cm

Width

11.1 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Observation equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LABRECQUE

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

ca. 1968 - 1992

Canada

MADE BY HEAD TECHNICIAN AT THE DOMINION OBSERVATORY; BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS TYPE IN CANADA.

Function

TO CENTRE THE MAIN TELESCOPE ON AN OBJECT & TRACK IT

Technical

REFLECTING TELESCOPE WHICH USED MAKSUTOV OPTICAL DESIGN - BY THE RUSSIAN OPTICAL ENGINEER DMITRI MAKSUTOV IN 1941. THEY USE A SPERICAL MIRROR & CORRECTOR LENS WITH SPHERICAL SURFACES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ENGRAVED ON EYEPIECE '3/4FL'

Missing

From CA of 01/11/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

MAIN TUBE PAINTED WHITE, EYEPIECE SILVER-COLOURED & BLACK WRINKLE FINISH, BLACK WRINKLE FINISH FOR APPROX. 4 INCHES AT OPPOSITE END/ DULL SILVER-COLOURED RING NEAR EYEPIECE END, BLACK RING NEAR OPPOSITE END

Decoration

N/A