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Lot 109:
Description
A composite wood and metal tabletop reflecting telescope featuring a black optical tube assembly with a decorative white-text wrap. The wrap lists historical astronomers including Sir Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Edwin Powell Hubble, and Albert Einstein. The instrument is mounted on a white and black altazimuth swivel base. The optical tube assembly features a side-mounted rack-and-pinion focuser and a primary mirror at the rear. The base bears a printed black Celestron logo and a vertical Celestron logo on the support arm. A blue and black adhesive label on the support arm reads THE UNIVERSE YOURS TO DISCOVER INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY 2009 OFFICIAL PRODUCT. The focuser assembly bears a printed number 400.
Base Diameter: 19 cm
Total Height: 28 cm
Optical Tube Length: 26 cm.
Condition report:
The telescope appears in good aesthetic condition with the decorative wrap intact across the main body. A strip of silver-toned adhesive tape is present near the rear of the tube assembly (photo 1). The eyepiece is missing from the focuser holder, which is currently fitted with a black plastic dust cap (photo 2). The swivel and tilt mechanisms appear functional. Minor internal dust is visible on the primary mirror at the base of the tube (photo 2).
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