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  • 23 December 2018 at 1:32 pm #574212
    Lars Lindhard
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    This telescope from Hanwell observatory was mentioned in another thread

    Unusual but Interesting design.

    Is it possible to collimate the mirror from the eyepiece end?

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    23 December 2018 at 3:31 pm #580430
    Denis Buczynski
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    I seem to remember that visual double star measurments were the main use for this telescope, am I correct/ it is a dual reflecting telecope with 12 and 10 inch mirrors mounted in parallel fashion.

    24 December 2018 at 5:01 pm #580435
    Ron Arbour
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    Is it a folded reflector? The focuser does not appear to be at right angles to the tube and there appears to be what looks like a system of baffles, both consistent which such a system. Just a guess.

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