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6 " Fullerscope Reflecting Telescope and Equatorial Pedestal Stand | eBay
The telescope was purchased in the early 1980's and is in good condition. The mirrors were re-silvered in 2006. The equatorial pedestal stand has manual slow motions to each axis and setting circles. It comes with 6mm, 12mm, 25mm eyepiece lenses, a 31.7mm 2x BL and a 11/4" diagonal prism.
It is a shame that there were no bids on this instrument.
It stability and likely image quality would eclipse many modern instruments. That said, Oban is not the most accessible place on the map from which to collect it.
PS: It seems somebody did buy this instrument. See the comments below. I hope Stuart thoroughly enjoys his views of the Moon and planets.
I can still clearly remember the shock and amazement of seeing a razor sharp view of the moon through a 6" Newtonian belonging to a school friend. That moment completely eclipsed any of the professional photographs in the library books I read over and over again.
Here are a couple of pages from the 1970s Fullerscopes catalogue showing the 6" Newtonian options:
Please try to ignore the flares.
Click on any image for an enlargement.
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