Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928
6 inch Reflector by Short
6-inch Reflector by Thomas Short, London. 1745.
2/1371 - 24, 2 feet focal length.
Includes 5 eyepieces, 1 slide filter, and angled
mirrors. Used by His Majesty King George III to
observe the 1769 transit of Venus. This telescope
could be adapted to Newtonian, Cassegrain and Gregorian
systems. M92.2 contains an old page of
instructions for using the telescope, possibly by Short.
