
Carl Zeiss Jena 60 mm telescope
Carl Zeiss Jena 60 mm telescope


Carl Zeiss Jena 60 mm telescope in case, circa 1920.
With original transit case, with tripod, extension rod, objective sunshade, erecting prism, and other accessories.
Serial number: 9120.
Focal length 85 cm.
60 mm E-Objective f = 85 cm (Objective Serial number: 11273).
7 oculars, including: Kellner f = 40 mm 21 X, Huygens f = 18 mm 47 X, Orthoscopic "Orthoskop" f = 9 mm 94 X.
Case dimensions: 102 x 28 x 19.5 cm. (With retailer's label: W.G. WHITING 6, Market Street, Under Royal Exchange, MANCHESTER).
Illustrated in:
Carl Zeiss Jena, Astronomische Instrumente astro 30, page 13.
Zeiss Telescopes ASTRO 94 e H. XI. 34, pages 14 & 15.
For a comparable model of this telescope see: The Robert B Ariail collection of Historical Astronomy, South Carolina State Museum.