Re: Bought a spencer on e-bay, what is it?


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> My daughter and I played with our Meade microscope until the rack
> stripped. I figured I'd buy another one cheap on e-bay. I found one and
> bought it. It hasn't arrived yet.
>
> Can anyone tell me what it is?
> http://nonprophet.typepad.com/nonprophet/images/35_1_b.JPG.jpg
>
> regards,
> non-prophet
> www.nprophet.com
>

AO Spencer model 2. Similar to the model 4. Made in the '50s mostly. 160mm
tube length, not infinity corrected. When they work, they work well.
They're just old. The illuminator is the black box, only one intensity.

Kevin Cunningham
SMS


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