Adjustable telescope alignment apparatus for use with a carrier lens

Apparatus for providing adjustability to an optical telescope of a cylindrical body configuration mounted on a carrier lens via an aperture in said lens, comprising:

• a collet member located in said aperture and secured to said carrier lens, said collet member being a tubular member having an opened top and bottom and having a concave groove located about an inner surface closest to said opened top, a pivot ring having a central aperture for encircling the body of said telescope and having an outer convex surface for positioning said ring and telescope within said concave groove of said collet member to form a ball and socket joint with a pivot point located at the center of said pivot ring to enable said telescope to be adjusted with respect to said carrier lens within a given cone of rotation with a first cone of rotation at the ocular input of the telescope about said pivot point and a second cone of rotation at the other end of the telescope about said pivot point and means coupled to said collet member for locking said ball and socket joint when said telescope is adjusted to a desired position.