A distinctive, discontinued telescope the Edmund Scientific Astroscan

Edmund Astroscan. THE scope from my childhood! An appreciation of the Edmund Astroscan You plop it down in its base, put in an eyepiece, and you're good to go Present-day Edmund Optics, where Robert continues as CEO, has a tribute to Norman on its website here.

In 2001 it was announced that Science Kit & Boreal Lab would purchase the Edmund Scientific Many of us who grew up during that time period remember drooling over the glossy ads that Edmund ran in many popular magazines

Classic Edmund Astroscan 2001 What Kind of Finder Scope Went Here

Show this picture to any astronomy enthusiast, though, and they'll immediately know what it is. It utilizes a 41/4 inch (108mm) diameter, f/4.2 effective focal ratio parabolic primary mirror that is precision ground, polished and figured to 1/8 wave; a 1/8 wave diagonal mirror; and a 28mm focal Its enduring appeal is at least partly due to its no-muss-no-fuss simplicity

Review Edmund Scientific Astroscan telescope. Compare this with a sheet of paper, which has a thickness of about 200 waves! The Edmund Scientific Astroscan betters this tolerance with optics of ∕ wave We also remember our families not having the money to buy one, so drooling was all we

Review of Edmund Astroscan telescope YouTube. You can be forgiven for thinking that this is the same ol' scope Edmund Scientiﬁ c has been making for more than three decades — most of the changes are. The Edmund Astrocan (now named the Edmund Astroscan 2001 telescope) has been sold by the Edmund Scientific company since the mid 1970s