The Perfect Telescope??

[Paul73]

Hi Chaps

I spotted this in Majestic yesterday. Does anyone know what type of scope?

[Craney]

Yes, it's a vintage one.    I think it's called an Alco-chromatic. 

Designed especially for early morning stop-outs to see double stars... or quadruple stars if the atmosphere is just right.   Has a Green or Brown pass filter built into the optics.  More refined than looking through the bottom of an empty pint glass.

Cheers,

S.

 

[ollypenrice]

It's a corker.

 

[Gina]

It sees through the clouds

[Macavity]

Well there is the expression "bottle glass" re. telescopes optics?
And I've looked through a few "bottle bottoms" in my time... lol 

[HD-AP]

If it's a vintage one it will have an RAS Thread  then

sacre bleu  can't be vintage it dosen't have a cork ! but as a scope the cork gasket in the lens cell fits the bill ! has a modern innovation a liquid lens which if you pour it out of the scope and consume it .The view through it gets better and better from alco- chromatic to alpochromatic hic !  And once poured into a glass said liquid lens if spun at the correct rate will form a parabolic reflective surface so two scopes in one happy days !

[oobydooby]

Beware of this one.  The legs will stagger then collapse without warning, then it will take ages to get it upright again.

[L8-Nite]

It seems to have an anti-gravity mount ?

[Ravenous]

Warning: Excessive use can lead to seeing two of everything.

[Paul73]

My house full of relatives seem to have created an awful lot of ‘telescopes’ over the last couple of days! Keep an eye on eBay for the new ‘Premier Cru’ range of Achromatic Anebriators.

Mysteriously, the wine racks and even my special private stash seems to have a slightly pillaged look.

Paul

[laser_jock99]

Bulgarian Red I think

[Debo]

I like this set-up, although the mount looks a bit iffy.