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...
I wish you could. At 50 years of age, I am fortunate to still have both parents alive and kicking. And since Dad got his new glasses, he can actually see the...
A great telescope. I have kept mine for 43 years since it was given to me by my parents as a Christmas-Birthday present. I just wish that I could find its...
Hi everyone! Wow so this is where you guys hang out when CloudyNights is cloudy! I got some catching up to do now. I am going to go through all the posts and...
... I'll second the comments about Sheldon and Apogee Inc. I have been buying equipment from him at Astrofest/PrarieSkies at least the last ten years. Going to...
Over a month ago, Sheldon Faworski sent me an interesting set of .965 eyepieces to try out. Originally made for a Bushnell spotting scope, he machined the 3...
Hello all you Telescope Men out there, And Happy Valentines day!! Well over the past few days I have had a really nice time saving another part of telescope...
I'm also new to astronomy, less than 6 months, and I have read about the advantages of long refractors, decided to try one. 80mm f/15, the 1200mm FL is the...
Frank, we all wonder why they won't make them like that anymore. I have a 60mm f/16.7 Carton, and a 60mm f/11.7 Towa. Doug On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:15 AM,...
Kudos to you for your purchase. I have 2 of those and I plan to part with one in the near future. They really are great scopes, and I am always enthralled...
I have the same Circle T scope - badged by Orion in the 1980s. I will never sell it. One of the best I own. I follow Jupiter with that scope alone due to...
Thanks for the comments. I had my 6" f/8 Dob (which I purchased specifically for this shoulder surgery recovery period since it can be single-handed) out for...
My 1966 3" Sears equatorial refractor suffered an accident in 1967 when an overzealous 13 years old owner dismounted the objective to dry some water that had...
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