Eyepieces

Title

Eyepieces

Subject

Astronomy
Optical instrument
Telescope

Description

Wood, brass, glass

Wooden box with hinged lid, spaces for 12 eyepieces. Includes 1 ¼-inch adapter, 2-inch adapter, 3-inch eyepiece (with cracked lens, visible in 1896 picture), 3-inch Fecker eyepiece with chipped lens, 2-inch right angle, 1 ¼-inch right angle with off-axis guide, 12 eyepieces of various magnifications.

Creator

Warner & Swasey, JW Fecker

Publisher

Astronomy Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Date

circa 1896

Contributor

Michael Svec

Rights

Copyright Michael Svec

Format

image/jpg

Language

English

Type

physical object

Identifier

University of Illinois Observatory Collection A103, A104
obs823

Coverage

University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois

Files

DSCN0108.JPG
DSCN0106.JPG
DSCN0105.JPG

Tags

Citation

Warner & Swasey, JW Fecker, “Eyepieces,” University of Illinois Observatory Collection, accessed March 29, 2024, https://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/29.