Astro-Camera 220 and Duetron double eyepiece
Title
Astro-Camera 220 and Duetron double eyepiece
Subject
Astronomy
camera
optical instruments
camera
optical instruments
Description
Wooden box (9 ½ x 7 x 7) with hinge lid, three 2-sided film holders. It takes 2 ¼-inch by 3 ¼-inch glass plates or sheets of film. An air-operated shutter types speeds of 1/10 to 1/90 second in addition to bulb and time. Comes with ground-glass focusing back, and extension tube. A air-shutter release, 30 mm f.l. eyepiece and instructions missing. Sold for $69.50 in 1954. Manual online at http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/classics/unitron/astrocamera220.pdf.
The Duetron double eyepiece sold for $23.40 in 1954.
It was donated to the University by Mrs. Ruth Scott of Chrisman Illinois in 1971 and valued at $70.
The Duetron double eyepiece sold for $23.40 in 1954.
It was donated to the University by Mrs. Ruth Scott of Chrisman Illinois in 1971 and valued at $70.
Creator
Unitron, Bohemia, New York
Source
Info on line at http://www.company7.com/library/unitron/unitron_astro_camera.html
Publisher
Astronomy Department, University of Illinois
Date
circa 1953
Contributor
Michael Svec
Rights
Copyright, Michael Svec
Format
image/jpg
Language
English
Type
physical object
Identifier
University of Illinois Observatory collection A238
Coverage
University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois
Files
Collection
Citation
Unitron, Bohemia, New York, “Astro-Camera 220 and Duetron double eyepiece,” University of Illinois Observatory Collection, accessed April 25, 2024, https://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/69.