Guess the year of this telescope ad

[noswonky (Peter)]

I was browsing a few old issues of 'Sky and Telescope' and found that most interesting things are the advertisements. I attach an example and challenge readers to guess the year.

[Atmos (Colin)]

The first year that popped into my head was 1978 but it looks like an ad that dates closer to the 50's

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

1961

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

hmmm 1962

[gary]

1957

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

1959

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Now that's a big Fecker!

[el_draco (Rom)]

Year of the dwarf women.....

[wayne anderson (Wayne)]

Popular Astronomy Magazine August 1948 also published the Fecker 15" cassegrain for sale and the Queen's University in Kingston Ontario, Canada was using a 1959 vintage Fecker 15" cassegrain.

http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/49...ore/?p=6519929

http://www.chachka.net/new_page_2.htm

[Merlin66 (Ken)]

OK,
I think Suavi wins!

The ad is shown in the March 1959 S&T.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Dang, I was gunna say 1959 too but got beat by Suavi...based purely on the dress

Mike

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Dang, I was gunna say 1959 too but got beat by Suavi...based purely on the dress

Mike

I also guessed by looking at the lady's dress and hairstyle! They do not make great ads like that anymore...

[Regulus (Trevor)]

My immediate thought was 1950's, but a closer look at the dress and I'm going for late 60's early 70's to me
Don't keep us in suspense too long :-)
Trev

[noswonky (Peter)]

Some good guesses.

The answer is June 1960 (cover image attached) although on checking the March 1959 edition, the same ad is in that issue too so Suavi is correct. It probably also appears in issues from other years around that time.

[pluto (Hugh)]

Love that Thor-Able on the cover!

[sharpiel]

Originally Posted by noswonky

I was browsing a few old issues of 'Sky and Telescope' and found that most interesting things are the advertisements. I attach an example and challenge readers to guess the year.

Look at the size of that mother

And the scope's big to

[dimithri86 (Dimithri)]

I believe that mount is on display at the astro department of USYD

[speach (Simon)]

late '50's to early '60's

[yoda776 (Matt)]

At least my rhoughts of the 1950s was in the right decade!

Originally Posted by noswonky

Some good guesses.

The answer is June 1960 (cover image attached) although on checking the March 1959 edition, the same ad is in that issue too so Suavi is correct. It probably also appears in issues from other years around that time.

[StuTodd]

Originally Posted by AstroJunk

Now that's a big Fecker!

Wins the prize for the best answer...