A 6 inch F-10 Refractor is an interesting telescope that I considered somewhat portable. Here are some images of this instrument and the moon.This telescope is owned by Al Paslow, of Bethel Park, PA 15102 Questions? Email me at : <p>alpaslow@yahoo.com</p> Also click on the Al-Paslow by > other to see more telescopes and observatory images. http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-004edited/12305684_PrU6Q-Ti-1.jpg http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/gallery/309439_tkpbm/ 2005-07-11T13:26:58Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />The Moon taken with a Nikon 990 Digetal camera on the night of Dec 1, 2004. Image taken with 40 mm University Optics eyepiece, at only 38 x. Conditions windy, good transparancy. I took this ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305684_PrU6Q" title="The Moon taken with a Nikon 990 Digetal camera on the night of Dec 1, 2004. Image taken with 40 mm University Optics eyepiece, at only 38 x. Conditions windy, good transparancy. I took this ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-004edited/12305684_PrU6Q-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The Moon taken with a Nikon 990 Digetal camera on the night of Dec 1, 2004. Image taken with 40 mm University Optics eyepiece, at only 38 x. Conditions windy, good transparancy. I took this ..." title="The Moon taken with a Nikon 990 Digetal camera on the night of Dec 1, 2004. Image taken with 40 mm University Optics eyepiece, at only 38 x. Conditions windy, good transparancy. I took this ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T15:05:03Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-004edited/12305684_PrU6Q-Th-1.jpg 2004-12-01 23:27:12 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305688_o2uSa" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-012edited/12305688_o2uSa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:59:55Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-012edited/12305688_o2uSa-Th.jpg 2004-12-01 23:16:40 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305690_xgkHx" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-020edited/12305690_xgkHx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T15:02:47Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-020edited/12305690_xgkHx-Th.jpg 2004-12-01 23:43:22 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Photo taken of the Moon on Dec 1, 2004. 6 inch f-10 refracting telescope. Nikon 990 Camera .</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305694_DC6PK" title="Photo taken of the Moon on Dec 1, 2004. 6 inch f-10 refracting telescope. Nikon 990 Camera ."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-022edited/12305694_DC6PK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Photo taken of the Moon on Dec 1, 2004. 6 inch f-10 refracting telescope. Nikon 990 Camera ." title="Photo taken of the Moon on Dec 1, 2004. 6 inch f-10 refracting telescope. Nikon 990 Camera ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T15:03:29Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-022edited/12305694_DC6PK-Th.jpg 2004-12-01 23:47:40 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Pictured is my 6 inch f-10 refracting Telescope on back porch of my home. The lens, cell, tail stock and 2 inch focuser are all by Jaegers. The focuser is currently set for 1.25 inch eye ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305697_fXNVJ" title="Pictured is my 6 inch f-10 refracting Telescope on back porch of my home. The lens, cell, tail stock and 2 inch focuser are all by Jaegers. The focuser is currently set for 1.25 inch eye ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-001/12305697_fXNVJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Pictured is my 6 inch f-10 refracting Telescope on back porch of my home. The lens, cell, tail stock and 2 inch focuser are all by Jaegers. The focuser is currently set for 1.25 inch eye ..." title="Pictured is my 6 inch f-10 refracting Telescope on back porch of my home. The lens, cell, tail stock and 2 inch focuser are all by Jaegers. The focuser is currently set for 1.25 inch eye ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T15:02:37Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-001/12305697_fXNVJ-Th.jpg 2004-11-30 13:07:06 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />A close-up of the Jaegers 6 inch lens, cell and dew cap. The bluish or purplish color of the lens is a coating of Magnesium Floride to increase light transparency. The lens is a little d ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305699_6L3fy" title="A close-up of the Jaegers 6 inch lens, cell and dew cap. The bluish or purplish color of the lens is a coating of Magnesium Floride to increase light transparency. The lens is a little d ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-002/12305699_6L3fy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A close-up of the Jaegers 6 inch lens, cell and dew cap. The bluish or purplish color of the lens is a coating of Magnesium Floride to increase light transparency. The lens is a little d ..." title="A close-up of the Jaegers 6 inch lens, cell and dew cap. The bluish or purplish color of the lens is a coating of Magnesium Floride to increase light transparency. The lens is a little d ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T15:05:22Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-002/12305699_6L3fy-Th.jpg 2004-11-30 13:07:35 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305701_SEfog" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-003/12305701_SEfog-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:58:05Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-003/12305701_SEfog-Th.jpg 2004-11-30 13:07:52 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />This view is of the Edmund Scientific Co Equatorial Mounting. The mount has been slightly modified to extend the Declanation axis to help off set the heavy tube assembly. This mount has fac ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305704_Mhnq2" title="This view is of the Edmund Scientific Co Equatorial Mounting. The mount has been slightly modified to extend the Declanation axis to help off set the heavy tube assembly. This mount has fac ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-004/12305704_Mhnq2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This view is of the Edmund Scientific Co Equatorial Mounting. The mount has been slightly modified to extend the Declanation axis to help off set the heavy tube assembly. This mount has fac ..." title="This view is of the Edmund Scientific Co Equatorial Mounting. The mount has been slightly modified to extend the Declanation axis to help off set the heavy tube assembly. This mount has fac ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T06:16:50Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-004/12305704_Mhnq2-Th.jpg 2004-11-30 13:08:12 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Observers end of the telescope. Shows the "tail stock assembly". Also shown is a 12 x finder scope. The Rack & pinion focuser, features red focusing knobs and is set up for 1.25 inch standar ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305705_DmiFo" title="Observers end of the telescope. Shows the "tail stock assembly". Also shown is a 12 x finder scope. The Rack & pinion focuser, features red focusing knobs and is set up for 1.25 inch standar ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-005/12305705_DmiFo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Observers end of the telescope. Shows the "tail stock assembly". Also shown is a 12 x finder scope. The Rack & pinion focuser, features red focusing knobs and is set up for 1.25 inch standar ..." title="Observers end of the telescope. Shows the "tail stock assembly". Also shown is a 12 x finder scope. The Rack & pinion focuser, features red focusing knobs and is set up for 1.25 inch standar ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T21:33:19Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-005/12305705_DmiFo-Th.jpg 2004-11-30 13:08:30 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />The "Observers end" of the telescope.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305709_tfSbP" title="The "Observers end" of the telescope."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-006/12305709_tfSbP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The "Observers end" of the telescope." title="The "Observers end" of the telescope." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T06:16:43Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Nov-30-046-inch-refractor-006/12305709_tfSbP-Th.jpg 2004-11-30 13:08:59 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />This is a hand held image of the moon...not bad!</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12392357_t5Hms" title="This is a hand held image of the moon...not bad!"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Mingo-Wagman-083edited/12392357_t5Hms-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is a hand held image of the moon...not bad!" title="This is a hand held image of the moon...not bad!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T05:52:04Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Mingo-Wagman-083edited/12392357_t5Hms-Th.jpg 2004-08-21 06:22:13 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />I used this scope the evening this image was taken to see Comet Macholtz</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#13966241_AqnQh" title="I used this scope the evening this image was taken to see Comet Macholtz"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-007edited/13966241_AqnQh-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="I used this scope the evening this image was taken to see Comet Macholtz" title="I used this scope the evening this image was taken to see Comet Macholtz" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-10T14:50:19Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-007edited/13966241_AqnQh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor on slightly modified Edmund Scientic Co. mount. Photo taken in my back yard with telescope facing east.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#13966242_HAyVU" title="6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor on slightly modified Edmund Scientic Co. mount. Photo taken in my back yard with telescope facing east."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-002/13966242_HAyVU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor on slightly modified Edmund Scientic Co. mount. Photo taken in my back yard with telescope facing east." title="6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor on slightly modified Edmund Scientic Co. mount. Photo taken in my back yard with telescope facing east." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T14:21:04Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-002/13966242_HAyVU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Close-up of the equatorial mount. Note the handy lock for both axises. The large knobs on this instrument helps in assembling the telescope</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#13966243_TmPfr" title="Close-up of the equatorial mount. Note the handy lock for both axises. The large knobs on this instrument helps in assembling the telescope"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-008edited/13966243_TmPfr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Close-up of the equatorial mount. Note the handy lock for both axises. The large knobs on this instrument helps in assembling the telescope" title="Close-up of the equatorial mount. Note the handy lock for both axises. The large knobs on this instrument helps in assembling the telescope" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T13:36:15Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-008edited/13966243_TmPfr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />6 inch refractor showing what I believe is original Jaegers finderscope. Note green finder objective housing. The focuser is all Jaegers and original with chrome brass draw tube and red "Bak ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#13966245_KP6pL" title="6 inch refractor showing what I believe is original Jaegers finderscope. Note green finder objective housing. The focuser is all Jaegers and original with chrome brass draw tube and red "Bak ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-003edited/13966245_KP6pL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="6 inch refractor showing what I believe is original Jaegers finderscope. Note green finder objective housing. The focuser is all Jaegers and original with chrome brass draw tube and red "Bak ..." title="6 inch refractor showing what I believe is original Jaegers finderscope. Note green finder objective housing. The focuser is all Jaegers and original with chrome brass draw tube and red "Bak ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-10T15:26:57Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-003edited/13966245_KP6pL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#25631872_tU8Lf" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-002-PT/25631872_tU8Lf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T21:18:52Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-002-PT/25631872_tU8Lf-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#25631875_hHDVK" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-007edited/25631875_hHDVK-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T06:22:37Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-007edited/25631875_hHDVK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#25768944_fcmTP" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-6-inch-f-10-2004-Modified/25768944_fcmTP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T06:07:45Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-6-inch-f-10-2004-Modified/25768944_fcmTP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Crescent Moon taken July 10, 2005 with 6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor telescope. Nikon 990 digital camera 1/30 second - ASA set on auto. 40 mm University Optics Kellner eyepiece, yielding 38 ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#28049979_UZaeo" title="Crescent Moon taken July 10, 2005 with 6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor telescope. Nikon 990 digital camera 1/30 second - ASA set on auto. 40 mm University Optics Kellner eyepiece, yielding 38 ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/07-10-05-039edited/28049979_UZaeo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Crescent Moon taken July 10, 2005 with 6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor telescope. Nikon 990 digital camera 1/30 second - ASA set on auto. 40 mm University Optics Kellner eyepiece, yielding 38 ..." title="Crescent Moon taken July 10, 2005 with 6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor telescope. Nikon 990 digital camera 1/30 second - ASA set on auto. 40 mm University Optics Kellner eyepiece, yielding 38 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T04:48:06Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/07-10-05-039edited/28049979_UZaeo-Th.jpg 2005-07-09 04:18:27 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Hurriance Dennis, far to our south provided a wonderful pink sky on the evening of Sunday July 10, 2005 in Bethel Park, PA when I took this image. Nikon 990 at 1/119 sec apeture f-3.8. ASA s ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#28050803_dQFQT" title="Hurriance Dennis, far to our south provided a wonderful pink sky on the evening of Sunday July 10, 2005 in Bethel Park, PA when I took this image. Nikon 990 at 1/119 sec apeture f-3.8. ASA s ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/07-10-05-008/28050803_dQFQT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Hurriance Dennis, far to our south provided a wonderful pink sky on the evening of Sunday July 10, 2005 in Bethel Park, PA when I took this image. Nikon 990 at 1/119 sec apeture f-3.8. ASA s ..." title="Hurriance Dennis, far to our south provided a wonderful pink sky on the evening of Sunday July 10, 2005 in Bethel Park, PA when I took this image. Nikon 990 at 1/119 sec apeture f-3.8. ASA s ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-03T07:14:56Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/07-10-05-008/28050803_dQFQT-Th.jpg 2005-07-09 03:45:46