Want information on Tinsley Telescopes of the 60's

[speedingold]

I saw a picture of a Tinsley and would like more information on their small telescopes. I think they made a 5" and a 7". Would appreciate pictures of diffenent models or specs. Thanks

[Argos]

I saw a picture of a Tinsley and would like more information on their small telescopes. I think they made a 5" and a 7". Would appreciate pictures of diffenent models or specs. Thanks

I found these:

http://home.europa.com/~telscope/tinsley5.jpg

A vintage:

http://www.mapug.com/pages/fun.htm

This one´s a 31-inch of the University of Virginia.

http://www.astro.virginia.edu/research/observatories/32inch/images/fan-009.jpg

[frogesque]

:lol: $1450 for a 5.5" spherical primary Mak-Cas was a lot of bucks in 1963!

[badprof]

Hi,

There is also a 30" at UF Gainesville, Rosemary Hill Observatory.

http://www.astro.ufl.edu/rho.html

Cheers,