Bought the Edmonds reflector.

Hi again, I bought the Edmonds 4.25" f10 reflector I found in the pawn shop
today. Man is that mount heavy and yet smallish. The clock drive runs but I
am not sure if it is moving the scope or not. I have it set up and running
in my living room but it has not run enough to see yet. Or maybe it isn't
moving the tube, I don't know yet for sure. Oh yes indeed it is moving I
just checked a small mark I put on the big gear that was lined up with a
piece of the housing and it has moved about 1/8th inch since I started
typing. Hopefully all is well there. The scope came with one eyepiece. I
think it is about the same vintage as the scope. It has an anodized
purpleish barrel and two natural aluminum bands around it, one at the top
and one midway down the housing. The only markings are 1"FL so I would
assume that is about 22.5mm. Sure has a large chunk of glass on front for
this size lens. Also it seems to have two elements in it. The front one and
one about half way down the eyepiece tube and it is a 1.25 size lens. Anyway
I guess I will see how good everything is once the sky clears. So if you
live in western Washington state you have me to blame for the rain and
clouds today. :-)

Tom Wales

Oh yes indeed it is moving I
just checked a small mark I put

That's great

Tom Wales wrote:

Hi again, I bought the Edmonds 4.25" f10 reflector I found in the pawn shop
today. Man is that mount heavy and yet smallish. The clock drive runs but I
am not sure if it is moving the scope or not. I have it set up and running
in my living room but it has not run enough to see yet. Or maybe it isn't
moving the tube, I don't know yet for sure. Oh yes indeed it is moving I
just checked a small mark I put on the big gear that was lined up with a
piece of the housing and it has moved about 1/8th inch since I started
typing. Hopefully all is well there. The scope came with one eyepiece. I
think it is about the same vintage as the scope. It has an anodized
purpleish barrel and two natural aluminum bands around it, one at the top
and one midway down the housing. The only markings are 1"FL so I would
assume that is about 22.5mm. Sure has a large chunk of glass on front for
this size lens. Also it seems to have two elements in it. The front one and
one about half way down the eyepiece tube and it is a 1.25 size lens. Anyway
I guess I will see how good everything is once the sky clears. So if you
live in western Washington state you have me to blame for the rain and
clouds today. :-)

Tom Wales


Perhaps a light fog, hugging the ground near dawn.
If you have the capability, it would be nice to see a picture of your
new acquisition. Perhaps you could post a link.
Thanks,
Uncle Bob (aka, Manuel Joseph Din)
Clear Skies!

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Perhaps a light fog, hugging the ground near dawn.
If you have the capability, it would be nice to see a picture of your new
acquisition. Perhaps you could post a link.
Thanks,
Uncle Bob (aka, Manuel Joseph Din)
Clear Skies!

I would be glad to post some pics of this scope for all of you that wish a
trip down memory lane. :-) Is there a Usenet group for astro pics? I took a
quick look but didn't see any.
Clear Skies to you!
Tom

Hi again, I bought the Edmonds 4.25" f10 reflector I found in the pawn shop
today. Man is that mount heavy

At the Stella Della Star Part about 6 years ago, the set up next to me had the
original 3" and 4.5" Edmond reflectors. All that surrounded him had a great
time looking through his scopes. He knew the sky very well and could find any
of the Messier objects. I haven't seen him since then, though I keep looking
for him. If he reads this ng, I hope he'll respond.

There was an old Criterion 4" on A-Mart recently and sold for
$250 ? Orig sticker 49.95.

Nike





Tom Wales wrote:

Hi again, I bought the Edmonds 4.25" f10 reflector I found in the pawn shop
today. Man is that mount heavy and yet smallish. The clock drive runs but I
am not sure if it is moving the scope or not. I have it set up and running
in my living room but it has not run enough to see yet. Or maybe it isn't
moving the tube, I don't know yet for sure. Oh yes indeed it is moving I
just checked a small mark I put on the big gear that was lined up with a
piece of the housing and it has moved about 1/8th inch since I started
typing. Hopefully all is well there. The scope came with one eyepiece. I
think it is about the same vintage as the scope. It has an anodized
purpleish barrel and two natural aluminum bands around it, one at the top
and one midway down the housing. The only markings are 1"FL so I would
assume that is about 22.5mm. Sure has a large chunk of glass on front for
this size lens. Also it seems to have two elements in it. The front one and
one about half way down the eyepiece tube and it is a 1.25 size lens. Anyway
I guess I will see how good everything is once the sky clears. So if you
live in western Washington state you have me to blame for the rain and
clouds today. :-)

Tom Wales