Observation by Peter Anderson: A 200" Palomar style mount 16"...

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Peter Anderson

Observer

Peter Anderson

Observed

2018 Oct 10 - 14:00

Uploaded

2018 Oct 11 - 09:08

Objects

Observatory
Equipment

Equipment

Standard camera & flash

Exposure

Not relevant

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Target name

16" F5.5 reflector on Palomar style horseshoe mount

Title

A 200" Palomar style mount 16" F5.5 by John Davies

About this image

Photograph was taken on 12th April 1969.

Something quite unusual! John Davies an industrial chemist, originally from England, moved into Queensland from his home in the Sydney area, bringing with him his 16" F5.5 reflector on its unusual mounting. Here it is set up temporarily in the back yard of his rented property while he was looking around for more permanent housing. I later acquired the mounting when he remounted the instrument in an English Equatorial mount (closed fork between two piers). However I was not able to use it and re-sold it after several years.

Files associated with this observation

1969 12Apr John Davies 16 inch.JPG (123.8 kB)

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