Marcello writes about it here: https://www.cloudyni...m#entry11601521
His restoration is really excellent; he hasn't left anything to do, except a transit case for the mount. At star parties,it will be recognized as a wonderful archetype of a telescope that has inspired so much clip art, and more importantly, the generation that enabled space travel.
It came with these 0.965" eyepieces:
Mizar HM12.5mm, HM9mm,
Mizar K.25mm, Mizar K.20mm.
H6mm possibly Vixen,
OR.6mm Vixen,
SR4mm (maker's mark unknown to me).
The Huygens bring back childhood memories. The 4mm Ramsden is worse than my memories. The Kellners are easy to use, if not optically ultimate. The 6mm ortho is a challenge only to the general public. They must be kept together for the historical record.
But, the scope did come with the Vixen 1.25" holder. For a modest outlay, what modern eyepieces would you add to show how good and how much fun this scope really is?
Edited by rmorein, 05 January 2025 - 10:41 PM.