OPTICAL LENS COLLECTION FOR A HOMEMADE TELESCOPE. ONCE WAS A FUNCTIONAL MK-37 MOD 3 NIGHT VISION TELESCOPE . USED BY THE US NAVY AS A DECK MOUNTED LONG-DISTANCE
SURVEILLANCE NIGHT SCOPE IN THE 1970S AND ‘80S. THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS MADE BY
DAVIDSON OPTRONICS IN CALIFORNIA. PLEASE
NOTE: DUE TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS (AND MY ALLERGY TO ORANGE JUMPSUITS), I’VE
REMOVED ALL THE NIGHT VISION ELECTRONICS AND COMPONENTS. THIS IS A “DE-MILLED”
SCOPE. IT IS NOW OPTICAL VISION ONLY! OPTICAL VISION ONLY! IT HAS AN 8 INCH (203 MM!) PRIMARY
LENS WITH AN 2.5 INCH INTERNAL SUB-REFLECTOR PERFECT
OPTICAL SURFACE, NO SCRATCHES OR DEFECTS. LOOKS
MAYBE PLANO-CONVEX ARRANGEMENT WITH A FUNCTIONAL MANUAL-FOCUSING MECHANISM. THE
MOUNTING SYSTEM IS ALL METAL, WITH ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH INDICATOR DIALS. IF YOU WANT
TO MOUNT THIS BEAST AS-IS, A REGULAR TRIPOD WILL NOT WORK…. THIS IS A BIG HEAVY
MILITARY OPTICAL UNIT! THE COMPLETE UNIT WEIGHS 30 POUNDS. THIS
WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A GOOD RESULTS WITH A DOBSONIAN MOUNT CONFIGURATION. THESE
LENSES ARE FANTASTIC! I’D LOVE TO BUILD MY OWN TELESCOPE WITH
THESE PARTS, BUT I JUST DON’T HAVE THE TIME. THE LENSES ARE ALL
ALIGNED AND SPACED PROPERLY, SO MAYBE YOU CAN JUST FINISH IT WITH A FEW OPTICAL
LENSES AT THE OUTPUT WITH A GOOD TRIPOD AND CAMERA ADAPTER. CONTACT ME
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS…. THIS IS AN OLD UNIT, BUT MAYBE I CAN HELP. SORRY, I
COULDN’T FIND A FULL-SERVICE MANUAL FOR IT. NATURALLY, THIS UNIT WILL SHIP IN A
WELL-PROTECTED WOODEN CRATE BY SPECIAL CARRIER. (NOT THE USUAL BROWN TRUCK
GUYS) THIS
UNIT ONLY SHIPS TO DOMESTIC USA ADDRESSES