Happy-Idiot
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I swear i saw a Unitron/Polarex 60mm with collimatable ears somewhere at one time. A very reliable source here on CN's  swears there is no such animal. Any owners out there with the collimatable ears on a 60mm Unitron/Polarex? Or am i going nuts?
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
Edited by Happy-Idiot (10/19/09 11:03 PM)
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Preston Smith
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Just today I saw that Brian aka Mr. Unitron, mentioned in the other Unitron thread that the OTAs that came with the Unitron Model 128 had them. So if that's the case then I just learned something new!
So I guess that changes what I stated to you in our PMs last night! 
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
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Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
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gts055
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Posts: 158
Loc: Victoria, Australia
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I have seen 60mm Unitron/Polarex with the "ears" and collimatable cell. They are late versions, early versions were not readily collimatable (no ears) Mark
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gts055
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Loc: Victoria, Australia
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Look in A'mart classifieds history, I just looked now and have seen images of Model 128 60mm Unitrons with ears. Mark
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mustgobigger
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the ears generally came on the 128.
even the newer 114's did not have them
but there might have been exceptions
depending on the whims of unitron.
same with the 140's and 142's
unless you went back to the very early
unitron days when none had the ears
including the 4" unitrons.(1950's)
here is a 60mm 128 with ears
Edited by mustgobigger (10/19/09 11:45 PM)
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mustgobigger
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here is my 1955 142 without ears.
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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actionhac
professor emeritus
Reged: 08/09/08
Posts: 734
Loc: WA
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I was looking at a 60mm with ears on Seattle CL a few weeks ago. Alt-az mount model. $375.00, it was there for a long time, even longer than it takes my mind to process if I needed it or not. If I didn't already have a 7TE-5 I would have bought it. I love the 60mm scopes but have a tiny hobby account.
He sent me extra pictures and it had the obvious collimation ears. Wish I had bought it .
Robert
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mustgobigger
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even though the usually came with the more expensive EQ
mounts that one could have came from the factory like that.
one of the first thing i look for.
but not mandatory.
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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mustgobigger
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here is a 140 with ears.
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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clintwhitman
Caveman
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Posts: 2431
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My 114 has no ears and my M 1oo has no ears. there both early 1950s. All my catalogs show 114s earless even the 1970s. I am sure there are some 128 eared OTAs in 114 boxes out there. Probably due to Scope vultures tearing the original kits down and selling the parts off!! LOL
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Clint&Debbie Whitman (aveman
1960s 6"F15 Jaegers-Unipons by John Pons on a Byers 812, 1947 4" F15 TINSLEY, 1965 10" F8 CAVE, 1950 5CM & 6.5CM Nippon Kogakus (the twins), 1960s UNITRONS a 152 restored a 160 numbered green lens original mint a 114 original 50s mint, 1950s UNITRON M100 100mm F15 OTA, WO 80mm Florite, ASTROPHYSICS 155 EDFS on LOSMANDY G11, a bunch of Tascos,Sears Mayflowers The list goes on Add infinitum.
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mustgobigger
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yep,
i know i have bought a few that were mix-n-match.
only thing to do is try and put them back together
again.
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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Happy-Idiot
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Preston you are still a Unitron Guru.  I wasn't trying to show you up,heck you remained anonymous in my post, i just wanted to make sure i wasn't loosing my mind. I thought i caught a glimpse of one a few months back and my memory is shot as it is. BTW you taught me that the 60mm and 62mm were one and the same. If i have Unitron questions i still go to you or Brian G. BUT that being said that beer you owe me..... I like Spaten Oktoberfest.  
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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Bonco
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Loc: Florida
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Hey my 128 has ears as big as Obama's
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Happy-Idiot
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The difference is the Unitron's work well.
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
Unitrons, you spend more time looking at them than you do through them.
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clintwhitman
Caveman
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Posts: 2431
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Bill that is hands down the nicest 60mm scope I have ever seen. the mount looks close to mint!! Nothing like a Mini Unitron to cheer you up on a cold night!! Well except (avegirl!!  
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Clint&Debbie Whitman (aveman
1960s 6"F15 Jaegers-Unipons by John Pons on a Byers 812, 1947 4" F15 TINSLEY, 1965 10" F8 CAVE, 1950 5CM & 6.5CM Nippon Kogakus (the twins), 1960s UNITRONS a 152 restored a 160 numbered green lens original mint a 114 original 50s mint, 1950s UNITRON M100 100mm F15 OTA, WO 80mm Florite, ASTROPHYSICS 155 EDFS on LOSMANDY G11, a bunch of Tascos,Sears Mayflowers The list goes on Add infinitum.
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clintwhitman
Caveman
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Brian G, I love to see any stray parts come back together as a working telescope. Heck I think that what this group is suposed to be about. The preservation of Classic Telescopes.. I have not got my hands on a 3" Unitron as of yet, maybe one day one will show up. I would really like to get my hands on an old 4" alt Az like your 3" to mount the M 100 on. Thats if I ever get a pinon made for it!! Its all restored new paint and all and waiting for somone with a vertical Lathe that can spin/cut a replacment pinion.
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Clint&Debbie Whitman (aveman
1960s 6"F15 Jaegers-Unipons by John Pons on a Byers 812, 1947 4" F15 TINSLEY, 1965 10" F8 CAVE, 1950 5CM & 6.5CM Nippon Kogakus (the twins), 1960s UNITRONS a 152 restored a 160 numbered green lens original mint a 114 original 50s mint, 1950s UNITRON M100 100mm F15 OTA, WO 80mm Florite, ASTROPHYSICS 155 EDFS on LOSMANDY G11, a bunch of Tascos,Sears Mayflowers The list goes on Add infinitum.
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Awesomelenny
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Wa Wa...there's the Beautiful CaveWoman Debbie!!! (ok so I am off-topic) but hey she deserves to be wooed!
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Len
Meade 178 ED APO
127mm Astro_Tech ED APO
4" f/15 Model 166 Unitron with UNIWITT Pier
Televue Genesis SDF 101mm f/5.4
W.O. Zenithstar 66
2.4" f/15 Model 128C Unitron
Coronado Solarmax 90 DS Telescope
Losmandy Titan; G-11; all w/Gemini
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mustgobigger
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here is my 4" 150 mount (sorry brian)
that i put together from parts.
just made a deal for the last piece
and that was the box for 4" tripod legs.
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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mustgobigger
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i also just bought a 75mm unitron OTA on the bay
and that one is going on this 1953 unitron
140 alt az mount with worm gear like the EQ's have
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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mustgobigger
Carpal Tunnel
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150 with unitron ota,jaegers optics
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RV-6
Meade 826
Meade 880 Deluxe
Unitron's 114,128,140,142,150,152,155,160
4" Jaegertron
4.5" A.E f/14 Refractor
4" f/15 Edmund's Refractor
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