In 1957 Norman Edmund started Edmund Salvage Company using WWll surplus. Shortly after around 1962, later changed the name to Edmund Scientific which every body knows that name. Robert Edmund in the 1980's try
we found ourselves poking around in a basement storage room at his house. There I saw what to me then was a HUGE telescope. I had already completed the Messier list with the Tasco 60mm refractors and 3" reflectors that
A Newtonian reflector telescope is a tube with two mirrors in it. The main, curved mirror is at the bottom of the tube; light comes down the tube, hits that mirror and is reflected back up the tube, towards the second mirror. That one's smaller, flat, and angled at 45 degrees; it ...
I recently picked up a vintage Edmund Scientific reflector, one of the 4.25" f/10 red tube descendants of the Palomar Jr. line (I believe). I admittedly only got it because it was cheap and had a 28mm RKE along for the ride and I had always wanted to try one. This poor thing had...
In the late 1970's astrophotography was becoming of considerable interest to more and more amateur astronomers, and the Edmund Scientific Company responded to this increased interest by creating an off-axis guider for use with its then-new model 4001 8" fork-mounted telescopes. Part number 72,42...
Edmund Scientific recently discovered 14 Astroscans in a warehouse. These were the last ones from the final 2012 production. They were placed for sale on their website and quickly sold out. Given that these represent the last units produced, their serial numbers should be not...
my Astroscan has serial number #2986. I have still the original invoice from the previous owner. It was purchased at edmund scientific co. on december 14th. 1976 for 129.95 USD. Due to delivery problems with the 28mm RKE eyepieces, this scope was delivered with an 18mm ...