this is a great post, it puts into perspective the desire and appeal of classics scopes. While it saved me from bidding up on a classic scope on Ebay for now,...
kauzuak1,,,, Well I cant see your name or location but I am Glad my old post helped you get more excited about classic scopes and put some of it into...
I need a new story and Photo for the page header please!!! Surly one of you have one! The Clark you found at the dump or the Carton your friend found!!!!...
Thanks for tip, I'll have to keep an eye out for one. FYI, I'm in the DFW area (tx), a long way from all of those classics that seem to be massing out west. ...
This group is the second one I have received an email digest from-I'm listed as no email. What's Yahoo up to now? It won't do them any good to plaster ads in...
What can I say it looks like you already know why,lol. Yeha yahoo reset one of mine also, who knows why???, I reset it and wait to see if they mess with it...
Thanks - It is listed as "no email" on the groups page - however, the account page had been reset! Yahoo did this once before if I remeber right, and there was...
Does anyone have info that would help me identify an old Cassegrain Ferson scope I've discovered.Perhaps a catalog or former employee? The steel tube appears...
Does anyone have info regarding a 16" Ferson Cassegrain that was, in the late 50's, mounted on a flatbed truck and used by a government agency to investigate...
Regarding my search for info on the truck mounted Ferson.I understand that Sky and Telescope magazine ran a FOR SALE ad for this scope in the early 60's....
Does anyone have knowlege of a man who mounted a 16" Ferson on the back of his truck and drove the levees of MS or LA allowing local residents a view of the...
How do you remove the polar axis head on a Tasco 10TE to expose the bearings for cleaning and lubricating? The Dec. axis was simple and straight forward but...
I am glad to see this group since in the beginning I remember starting a discussion about Sears telescopes in Cloudy Nights. I own both an equatorially mounted...
I am looking for the eyepiece tray lamp for my Sears 76mm. If anyone has one to spare let me know. That will complete my restoration of this 40 years old...
Hi. I'm new to astronomy and picked up an older(probably much older) tasco scope with a tag that says model 13T. I'm just trying to get some information on it...
Hi All, I invite one and all to look over my Classic Telescope Catalogs and Manuals web site! http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/classics/ Now if you have a...
Hi side winder Clint here. Go and join the cloudy nights group its free then post a photo of it in the Classic telescope forum. Also post a photo here in the...
Hi everyone, It's great to see a group like this. I've owned a few classic instruments over the years. My first real scope was a research Meade 8 inch....
Jim hi Clint (caveman) Whitman here. I have spent much time over the years at your website looking at your collection and projects. Nice work. Do you know if...
Hi Clint, Yes, it is still there. I tried to buy it a few years ago. It's in pretty rough shape. The weight drive was removed by the time I got to it. Someone...
Hi all, Well, just got my first look through the cassegrain. Not real happy but it really needs work in all areas. My first plan is to get the optic...
Hi, Added some photographs of when I worked on the GOTO. I was much younger. Always had a passion for the old stuff even when I was in College. Regards, Jim...
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