Well this could become the goto place on the internet for information on classic telescopes and restoration information. Reviews and other information on...
If you dont want each message from the group hitting your E-mail. Go to the group page click (edit membership) and set your E-mail settings to daily digest....
Hi! I just joined this group. This will grow rather quickly I believe. Friends from the cousin sites like Unitron/Polarex Group and the Cave Telescopes Groups...
Thanks to John Siple, this was a one in a thousand odds of finding such a pristine scope. I have a mount and parts that I am collecting in hopes of finding a...
-Dennis It's good to see your link here,I have your Towa page saved on my computer.I can't tell you how may time I have been there for information on the 80mm...
-I just remembered I have the orginal Meade Instruments catalog for their telescopes I'll have to post a photo,pictures look a lot like what was in the Sky &...
Hello everyone!Simple and elegant... Just two days ago Don on Cloudy Nights came with the idea of having a place like this. Today, here we are.Things are...
Hi! Just thought I'd take you up on the invitation. The only "manufactured telescope" IU've ever had, I bought last summer, a 1961 Swift Instruments 839, 60mm...
I actually got lucky as at the time there was an auction for two of the tasco drives on ebay, and I won one, but they are virtually identical, Orion may still...
Tasco's 76mm was similiar, I remember drooling over one in the local camera shop, bought a Tasco 60/1000 on an equatorial with the 110 Volt drive instead and...
Good luck with the Towa 339, a really good set of optics, beats any achromat in the same aperture made today for resolution on the moon and planets. Denis...
This should be quit a bit of fun, informative too.... I started uploading some pictures of my scopes (see folder) and then thought about how this can all be...
... Photo albums by manufacturer or model make a lot of sense, Steve, as the poster's name is included with each individual picture. Also, the database can be...
I am a busy guy and am trying to ensure the group runs well and meets the needs of its members. I have received E-mails / posts from members already that have...
... The OTA is in good shape with some paint scratches but most important, the optics looks super clean. The dew/light shield needs a bit of rework because is...
Take before during and after shots and post them in the restoration photo sections we would love to see your progress. Looks like a great project is in the...
Well i guess you cant post albums under a sub directory in the photo area of the group so that area will end up a free for all. I was hoping to put thing into...
Hi all, My name is Bill and I currently live in eastern, WA. I enjoy using any size or type of telescope even in freezing weather. Instead of "aperture fever",...
Bill Your hereby know as Mr freez because your refractor is very cool! There is a guy who belongs to the The Antelope Valley Astronomy Club, Inc He has a six...
We would love to see the swift, photos and a review of its optics operation Show it off!! 61 is a ture classic/// Clint ... only "manufactured ... stargazing, ...
Hi if you came by due to the posts in the yahoo groups please stay Join and help put together the best data base the web has for classic telescope information....
... Hi Clint, Is there any chance you could put me in contact with this guy? I need to get some measurements of an original dew shield for the 6" so that I can...
This is on ebay. It is a really beautiful drive. Does anyone with historical knowledge know anything about what kinds of telescopes this drive was used with?...
LENNY the Photo album is fantastic Pleases post a link to your restoration page it is on of the best out there also do you have one for the Unitron you have...
Hi Clint and everyone else! The link to my RESTORATION PAGE <http://members.cox.net/awesomemarek/RestorationPage.htm> unfortunately I did not take any pictures...
