Hi All, I have just aquired an Edmund Scientific 6" reflector with the red tube and clock drive, I think around 1980 model. It is missing one or two bushes on...
http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/classics/ Paste this in and go to Robert Provins site look at the Edmunds catalog you might see some stuff in there.. Clint...
Great site, haven't found the info I want but still trolling through it. While searching the net I came across an advertisement in Pittsburgh from someone...
Hello, everyone. I just found this group. Maybe a few of you already know me. On Cloudy Nights I am doug76, the Truckstop Astronomer. Recently I came into...
Doug; welcome , Im seeing more thna a couple cloudy nights"classic scope" forum members here lately, I think thats so cool. While I appreciate the value of...
I hope to use and learn more about my classics also. Due to the number of modern scopes (6) that I already had before I started getting these classics, it's...
Hey Doug, I joined here a couple of months ago after seeing Carol's link in her sig line on Cloudy Nights. A lively little group with lots of keen insight...
Hey Doug well it is good to see new collectors of these great scopes are starting up. I am one of the nuts that started this group and many know me as the...
Just posted a new album, labeled "Doug's Classics". Only entry right now is the Selsi I just got off of eBay. Doug ... -- Doug The Truckstop Astronomer...
The OTA was not, in fact, a Selsi at all, but some unknown tube with some Selsi parts on it, with a Selsi mount. The OTA was trash, but the Selsi parts are...
Just wanted to let ya'll know my source for these classic scope parts is a nice fellow named Sheldon, who can be contacted at faworski@.... Killer prices...
Hi, I was wondering if anybody new anything about this scope. Made in Japan. Pictures are in photo sectiom under Keith's UGC. It is 80mm with FL of 1200. ...
Hi Keith Estes, You know as much as I do. The filter that is sitting next to the fouser is worth about the same as a Towa 80 OTA !!!! Or maybe this is a...
Hello Clint, Just wanted to make sure I didn't sell something to cheap. I'm impressed with the build of this little scope. At F/12 the scope has pretty good...
Hi All, Having found a copy of the Edmund Scientific manual I was looking for, 1978 print, I have scanned and uploaded it to the files section of this group. I...
One of these was my Christmas present that year, and I am looking for info on it. The scope is long gone, but I am searching for another. It was a long 60mm,...
Hey doug I have this scope mint in the box with the book and all except in an alt Az. If your driving by the 126/5 intersection near the grape vine let me...
Bushnell is Baush & Lomb. Nontheless this is a typical 1960s-70s f/15 60mm refractor made in Japan. They were usually of very good quality with good optics and...
I have on the way a 76mm Sears 6344 vintage late 60s, same scope I had as a 10 yr old kid. This will be a great group! I posted Ronchigrams of the objective in...
Lucky you! Congrats! I've been looking for my original Sears telescope also, a 60mm EQ model, but no luck so far. ... -- Doug The Truckstop Astronomer...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
