Interesting looking reflectors - photo collection.

[emadmoussa]

A bunch of photos of reflector telescopes I found interesting... I just found them somewhere on my machine. I guess just accumulations of a lot of browsing on CloudyNights forum.

[Kai]

You really ,really ,really need some clear nights  !!!   

[iksose7]

Wow, some of those look quite strange, others plain sexy! I'm very confused as to how the one attached to the wall under the window works though? How does the light get from the mirror to the eyepiece? 

[emadmoussa]

You really ,really ,really need some clear nights  !!!   

LOL - when you're fixing a slow server and waiting for sites to load you end up with some time to play around

[Stargazer_00]

Some of those actually made me laugh out loud in our quiet office!  I have no idea how a couple of them would even work...

[emadmoussa]

Wow, some of those look quite strange, others plain sexy! I'm very confused as to how the one attached to the wall under the window works though? How does the light get from the mirror to the eyepiece? 

I saw this one before, the guy has the eyepiece on the other side of the wall and moves the mirrors by some knobs inside the house.

[Cornelius Varley]

Some of those actually made me laugh out loud in our quiet office!  I have no idea how a couple of them would even work...

 

This one looks like an off-axis reflector.

[Astro Imp]

Well that passed a bit of time instead of looking out at the dreary weather.

Thanks, some really interesting kit.

[Beulah]

That wall reflector made me laugh. Would that piece of wood holding the EP jammed in the window really keep out the cold - surely it would be better if the observer was outside, mirror well away from the wall of the house which would give off heat...

Points for originality though!!

[Astrobits]

This is only a part of the telescope. The mirror shown is a large flat that feeds, slightly off axis, into a conventional parabolic mirror ( usually a very long focus one ) which has it's focus inside the building. Usually used for Solar work ( when the mirrors do not necessarily need coating ) but if all surfaces are aluminised then also useable for night-time observations.

Nigel

[LukeSkywatcher]

This is only a part of the telescope. The mirror shown is a large flat that feeds, slightly off axis, into a conventional parabolic mirror ( usually a very long focus one ) which has it's focus inside the building. Usually used for Solar work ( when the mirrors do not necessarily need coating ) but if all surfaces are aluminised then also useable for night-time observations.

Nigel

This is the main one that baffles me. Its a mirror mounted to a wall. 

[Beulah]

Thanks for the explanation Nigel. 

[symesie04]

Think your find pics 2 & 3 are not telescopes at all but are in fact props from the set of Moonraker

[emadmoussa]

From the innovative to the creepy..

[emadmoussa]

Or this..

[emadmoussa]

#UPDATE!!

Turns out this is a 10-inch Herschelian telescope according to the designer and is dedicated t planetary viewing. Here' are  some pictures and schematics.

[Grotemobile]

Very Good.Thanks for posting.Some of the
scopes, look like a work of art.Love to
be able to make something like that.Got
some, very clever poeple there.

Steve.

[bambuko]

#UPDATE!!

Turns out this is a 10-inch Herschelian telescope according to the designer and is dedicated t planetary viewing. Here' are  some pictures and schematics.

I'd rather have a link please

[emadmoussa]

I'd rather have a link please

sorry, don't have one, I found these photos and notes on my personal machine. I'm sure if you Google Herschelian window telescope, something will come up. Look at the image search.

[Laurie61]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who collects scope/mount photo's.

[bambuko]

sorry, don't have one, I found these photos and notes on my personal machine. I'm sure if you Google Herschelian window telescope, something will come up. Look at the image search.

Easily done (in  case you didn't know) you can upload the image into Google (image) search and it will search in "reverse" - ie it will find you a page the image came from!

And the result: link

I shall enjoy reading more about this contraption

[emadmoussa]

Easily done (in  case you didn't know) you can upload the image into Google (image) search and it will search in "reverse" - ie it will find you a page the image came from!

And the result: link

I shall enjoy reading more about this contraption

Perfect, this is the page. Thanks!