I wish I could be there. The sad news that a retired colleague of mine told me that Bill was in the NC Piedmont area (can't remember exactly where) with some...
Just saw a 127 being offered on Astromart for $245 and the seller is obviously not a happy camper. I'm about to cancel my order on the 1026 and move on. I hope...
Hi Bob. I'm a little confused by part of your post. You indicate the seller is "obviously not a happy camper" regarding his 1278. But his ad states: "...
What I see in this ad is two slams against Burgess (the other the time involved) and the fact that he is not keeping it aftrer all this. Bob ... From:...
I buy and sell lots of astro, computer and photography equipment all of the time so my house doesn't fill up to the bursting point. I had no idea that I was...
Bob. Just because a scope is offered on astromart doesn't mean a person is not satisfied with it. They are just moving on to something else. Many fine scopes...
I agree with Charlie. Certainly those of us over 35 years old can remember the ³dark ages² when an ³affordable² telescope meant a department store Tasco 50...
Hi Norm, Weren't there Unitron refractors available in the time frame you are talking about? At one time or another I had a 3" Skyscope reflector (on loan from...
Dear Donald: LOL. Sure, Unitron refractors were AVAILABLE in the early thru late 60¹s when I was a kid, and I used to salivate over their ads in Sky &...
... Hi Bob, et al As the soon to be former owner of 1278 S/N 020, I didn't know my sale posting on AstroMart was so obvious a comment on my satisfaction or...
Victor: Thanks for the post and clarification! Glad to see your 1278 is going to a home where it will be used more frequently. I'm really happy with my 1278...
Scott: If you make your own mirror/mount you will expend less money for an 8" diameter Newtonian than you paid for your 1278. --Donald Victor: Thanks for...
Hi Donald. I'm so pressed for free time now (2 growing boys and all the associated activities & my job requirements) that I can't undertake building a scope...
Just a little comparison of yesterday's hardware and todays: Let's see....$100 dollars in 1952 (a year before my birth) is worth around $1000 dollars today,...
Charlie: I agree wholeheartedly. I enjoy my 102/80mm stoppped down $200 dollar with diagonal, 2 ep's, case and decent mounting hardware. Where on earth can I...
Just a comparison of todays prices vs. say 30 yrs ago. I have an old Edmund Scientific company catalog from the early seventies. The price for their 4" F/15!...
GIVE ME A F@*#EN BREAK!!!!!!! THIS IS THE BIGGEST LOAD OF BULLSHAT THAT I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE. OBVIOUSLY I HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH BILL UNTIL...
Where are the moderators when you need them. Give us all a break. -- In BurgessRefractors@yahoogroups.com, "deluge_2001" ... BULLSHAT ... THIS "MAN" ... the...
Consider yourself broken. Civility is mandated in this forum. I would have demoted you moderated status but it seems that you have already unsubscribed and...
Hi George, Where did you hear/read that the 2" collimatible mirror diagonal was free? Certainly not from me, as I know better. That one is the Super Diagonal...
I'm afraid I have to discombobulate, er, uh, disagree with you, Charlie. Let's say you want to buy a 10"f4 or f5 or f6 reflector now. How accurate is it going...
... money for an 8" diameter Newtonian than you paid for your 1278. --Donald ... Only if your time has no monetary value. DYI projects done in the name of...
Donald, R.F. Royce makes good mirrors of that quality. But you better have the big bucks. You are right but not all have the know- how or the time to make such...
I'm glad to hear about the false economy about building your own scopes since that's currently beyond my skill.... <VSG> S stands for sheepish. Mark Costello ...
Victor? How's that again? We are talking about a 5" refractor here. In 1950 I was able to make an eighth-wave 6" Newtonian mirror in ten hours, from blanks to...
Charlie . . . But, But . . . it was *hobby* time. I don't value hobby time the same way I value work time. It was pure pleasure making a mirror that was better...
Beyond your skill, Mark? I was in a mirror making group at Dearborn Observatory where the youngest was nine years old and there was a sixteen-year-old with no...
Donald, I know what you mean there. It is a valuable experience for anyone to grind your own mirror. Now try grinding an achromat. While the tolerances are...
Well, I'm just remembering our Science Club trying to build an 8"F8 scope (fall 1967). We started with a mirror grinding kit from Edmund. I did most of the...
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