Al Paslow Astronomy Collection

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Al-Paslow > This mount from Al Paslow's 14.25 inch f-5 Star-Liner Telescope will probably be used to temporarily support the 10 inch D & G refractor telescope in the future. It features large 2 inch shafts and a R.A .drive as well as slow motion controls on the declination axis. It's a fairly large animal !!
Al-Paslow > Close-up of the Equatorial mount. In this photo you can see the famous black with "white speckles paint" job trade-mark of early Cave instruments. Note the big locking knobs on both axises and the brass setting circles. In this image polar axis is not quite pushed down all the way into its housing.
Al-Paslow > 14.25 inch Equatorial Telescope mount. This image shows the rather large and heavy mount. The diameters of the axises are 2 inch solid steel. The picture also shows both setting circles that are used for finding a stars "longitude" and "latitude" in the sky. Three "heavy" counter weights on the Declination axis balences the very heavy telescope tube. The entire telescope is carefully balanced. You can easily move the entire instrument from star to star with one hand!
Al-Paslow > Equatorial mount of the 11 inch Brashear refractor.
Al-Paslow > Close-up of the equatorial mount. Note the handy lock for both axises. The large knobs on this instrument helps in assembling the telescope
This mount from Al Paslow's 14.25 inch f-5 Star-Liner Telescope will probably be used to temporarily support the 10 inch D & G refractor telescope in the future.

It features large 2 inch shafts and a R.A .drive as well as slow motion controls on the declination axis. It's a fairly large animal !!
Al-Paslow > This mount from Al Paslow's 14.25 inch f-5 Star-Liner Telescope will probably be used to temporarily support the 10 inch D & G refractor telescope in the future. It features large 2 inch shafts and a R.A .drive as well as slow motion controls on the declination axis. It's a fairly large animal !!
This mount from Al Paslow's 14.25 inch f-5 Star-Liner Telescope will probably be used to temporarily support the 10 inch D & G refractor telescope in the future.

It features large 2 inch shafts and a R.A .drive as well as slow motion controls on the declination axis. It's a fairly large animal !!
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This site features some great images.