On Monday evening, April 2, an adult male was observed on security footage
walking out of the Fountain Hills branch library holding one of the Library
Telescopes in each hand. They were on a table near the front desk, on hold
waiting for the next patron on the wait list to pick them up. No-one in
the library saw them leave.
You can see a picture of the library telescopes here
<http://www.fhtimes.com/news/local_news/library-to-begin-telescope-lending/article_931ce26a-1f66-11e5-97ce-b3577249ddcb.html>.
They have been extremely popular with the patrons. They are teal blue
table-top alt-az 4.5" reflectors. The original Orion web site for them is
here <https://www.telescope.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=102010>.
They are significantly modified, with an external (AA) battery case for the
red dot finder, an 8-24mm Celestron zoom eyepiece (permanently attached
with hex screws), and acorn nuts for the primary mirror adjustment screws
(to keep little fingers from fiddling with the collimation).
If you happen to run across these either in person or on the web, please
contact tedblank@xxxxxxxxx and we'll inform the Maricopa County Sheriff's
Dept.
Thanks,
Ted
