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By George, it's a Gregory !
Hi Erick, & All,
Yep, as Chris said, this is a Gregorian reflector and based on the pics looks pretty genuine. This is quite similar, if not identical to the type and size of 'scope used by Cook and Greene to observe the transit of Venus in 1769 at Tahiti (before their voyage went on to New Zealand & Australia).
Hard to say how they can say "optical performance are in very good operating condition" when it clearly has no secondary and cannot form an image. I wonder if any light can be shed on its history?
The starting price, all things considered ,seems very good value. We have an almost identical telescope on display at Sydney Observatory that was purchased at a London Auction house in 2002 for a somewhat higher sum -- but it is is better condition and is at least capable of being viewed through. It was purchased to be part of the Transit of Venus exhibit.
Best,
Les D
Last edited by ngcles; 29-10-2009 at 08:25 PM.
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