Siderea
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Not restored yet, and on a borrowed tripod, but here she is!
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lc Carol
..."Then the blue above grows darker and a million stars erupt
From the places where they hide throughout the day
Into pictures in the heavens even we cannot corrupt
And the vastnesses of time can't wash away..."Jeff Green
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David E
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Hey nice!
And I see you bought curtains to match. 
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David E
Confucius say: "Those who leave leftovers are condemned to re-heat it."
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JamesE
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Is that a swift? I can't tell from the pic. If so, was that an Ebay purchase.
James
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James
(Thanks to Attilla for the Clear Sky charts)
Current Projects : Tasco 15TEA - 3 inch pier mounted planetary scope
Priorities : Wife, Kids
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Siderea
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Hey nice!
And I see you bought curtains to match.
That way I can keep the scopes in the living room without the wife complaining....
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Siderea
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oh yeah....
I am the wife!!!
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Siderea
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Good eyes, James!
It's a Swift 838 50mm 700mm FL
Complete except tripod legs, with prism diagonal, erecting prism, EQ mount with setting circles, barlow, and 6mm and 20mm eyepieces.
It was not an Ebay purchase, but a trade-in-kind with another astronomer.
It's getting dark soon, and we're headed to the moon for first light.
The views looked spectacular this afternoon across the valley, even though I have not cleaned anything up yet. The objective is dusty,but in good shape, and even the finder objective is a coated achromat, and excellent for its size.
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lc Carol
..."Then the blue above grows darker and a million stars erupt
From the places where they hide throughout the day
Into pictures in the heavens even we cannot corrupt
And the vastnesses of time can't wash away..."Jeff Green
60mm Telescope Club
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MASILMW
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Carol, What name have you come up with for the new addition?
SF
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woodsman
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Now that's nice Carol. I was just talking with another CNer about that particular model and neither of us had ever seen one for sale. Amazingly one pops up, what a strange coincidence. Its gotta be great.. Rich
Looks like its in good shape. You're not gonna paint that one are you? 
One other thing, you mentioned that the mount was borrowed, but it looks like the correct mount for that scope.
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artisticwoods
C-14 Orange Tube, C-8, C-5, C-90 Astro Model, C8 Schmidt Camera 8" f1.5, C5.5 Schmidt Camera f1.65, SPI 42mm f/19 Refractor, Sears 90mm f/15.56 Ref, Sears 80mm f/15 Ref, Swift 77mm f/13 Model 831, Scope 60mm f/11.7, Sears 50mm f/12
Unitron Model 140 75mm/1200mm, Unitron model 128 60mm/900mm
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mustgobigger
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looks very nice carol,
if you could put a ken doll next to it
we could get some idea of its size.
 
just kidding,
those swift's are very nice looking scopes
Brian
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1971 12.5" Cave Astrola
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
Brandon 94mm F/7
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Siderea
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I'd only heard of one- Don Bledsoe has the the scope without a mount. But never knew of another, or a complete one till just a few weeks ago.
Everything is here, just not the tripod legs. I'm refinishing a set, and painting the hardware to match the mount.
It was set up all afternoon, but the fog came in at 8, as soon as I'd finished up enough to get outside... so no real first light yet....
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lc Carol
..."Then the blue above grows darker and a million stars erupt
From the places where they hide throughout the day
Into pictures in the heavens even we cannot corrupt
And the vastnesses of time can't wash away..."Jeff Green
60mm Telescope Club
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JamesE
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Very Cool. So you just need one more Swift and you've got the complet set.........Hum..........Is there something you're not telling us?
Changing topics, Don was the first person to greet me here on Cloudy Nights. He helped me with my Mayflower. I haven't seen a post from him in a long time. Do you know if he is doing OK?
James
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(Thanks to Attilla for the Clear Sky charts)
Current Projects : Tasco 15TEA - 3 inch pier mounted planetary scope
Priorities : Wife, Kids
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Jim Rosenstock
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Changing topics, Don was the first person to greet me here on Cloudy Nights. He helped me with my Mayflower. I haven't seen a post from him in a long time. Do you know if he is doing OK?
Indeed. I've wondered the same lately myself. Don is a really great guy, and I miss his posts here. Last I heard he was struggling with quitting smoking, and his posting here fell off pretty quickly around that time. I sure hope he's OK, and wish he'd drop in sometime.....
Clear skies,
Jim
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Siderea
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James, sometimes you have to let something go to get what you wanted in the first place. My 839 is in excellent hands, and I have the 50mm of my dreams, yet unnamed
I've not heard from Don in a while either, and he has been a great help and encouragement to me in fixing up these scopes.
I hope all is well with him and his family.
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Siderea
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I pm'd Don Bledsoe yesterday to see how he was doing and he sent this response, to post here.
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Hello Carol,
Thank you for the inquiry. Unfortunately things have been less than good for me and the family. As I think you know I tried to save my daughter's house in Napa but that didn't work out so next thing was to get her and her family into a rental, that cost me $5k, but at least they are in and can start the road to recovery.
Two weeks ago my 84 year old mother called to let me know she was in the hospital with an undiagnosed heart condition (she lives in Lake Tahoe) so I have been trying to deal with that from a distance but now plan to go there March 21st through 29th to help her and my dad get their affairs in order (I was shocked to find the don't have wills... and they have expensive property in Tahoe, Oklahoma, and California). My son is out of work and can't land a job so am dealing with that too. Sometimes I think God is testing me and I'll be darned if I will be found wanting so am doing all I can to help all of my family. Needless to say I haven't had time for much of anything else what with watching out for my own job with the State of Idaho, who is facing major budget shortfalls and layoff of State workers (that could be me) so I have had the nose to the grindstone. But!!! I have not sold a single telescope so have all my stash in tact. Although I also have had not chance to use any of them... well I did get out once this past fall for a one night viewing session, for an hour or two.
As soon as I can work through some of these things I will be back on the forum. I miss all of you on the Cloudy Nights Classics Forum and can't wait until I have more free time to join back in. Feel free to post this on the forum to let everyone know I miss them and the camaraderie of the Forum and hope to be back soon, and that I especially miss being out under the night sky with a classic telescope.
And congratulations on the 838! That is indeed a find!
God Bless you and your family,
Don... hanging in there
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mustgobigger
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hurry back don as we all miss your wit and expertise
in the classic forum.
i think we are all being tested to some degree
even if its only stress about what the future holds
for our jobs and family members.
i do not know anyone that's not worried.
godspeed and clear skies.
Brian
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1971 12.5" Cave Astrola
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
Brandon 94mm F/7
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JamesE
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Hi Carol,
Thanks for taking the time to do this. Very thoughtful and much appreciated. If you speak to him again wish him well and to stay strong.
With much regards,
james
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(Thanks to Attilla for the Clear Sky charts)
Current Projects : Tasco 15TEA - 3 inch pier mounted planetary scope
Priorities : Wife, Kids
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desertrefugee
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Hey Carol, I thought I'd replied on this thread, but I see now that it somehow didn't get posted.
I just wanted to comment on your taste in older refractors. We all have our "plan" and tendencies, but yours seems more specific and purposeful. Clint has his Cave's and Unitrons, Rich his Sears collection, Brian G. the Unitron/Tasco ensemble. Then there's Preston and ... well, there's Preston. My stash has no purpose at all, just whatever is available and affordable - when it's available.
But, we all have in common a sort of eclectic mix of instruments.
But, I like your more organized, systematic approach.
...unless there're things you're not telling us.
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"Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and height, And time, and place are lost." - Milton
-Darrell
Reflectors - 76 to 254mm (f4.9 to f9.2)
Refractors - 50 to 120mm (f5 to f16.7)
Binoculars - 6x15 to 22x100
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Siderea
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Hi Darrell
A compliment that someone thinks I am organized! Some of it is just finding what suits my taste in viewing over the past few years.
It is almost as much fun to restore and optimize as it is to observe. If my better knack for tinkering than teaching sets a decent scope in a kid's hands so he can learn for himself the wonders of the skies, than I am happy with that.
All scopes have found a purpose, most in other hands, and a few favorites will stay here in the Treehouse, as this one will!
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lc Carol
..."Then the blue above grows darker and a million stars erupt
From the places where they hide throughout the day
Into pictures in the heavens even we cannot corrupt
And the vastnesses of time can't wash away..."Jeff Green
60mm Telescope Club
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Siderea
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Carol, What name have you come up with for the new addition?
SF
Finally, yes.
Her name is "Nokomis"
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lc Carol
..."Then the blue above grows darker and a million stars erupt
From the places where they hide throughout the day
Into pictures in the heavens even we cannot corrupt
And the vastnesses of time can't wash away..."Jeff Green
60mm Telescope Club
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droid
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Finally, yes.
Her name is "Nokomis"
Hmmmm "daughter of the moon".
you read longfellow? cooool
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Tasco 9TE5 60mm Classic
Celestron Ultima 2000 SCT
Remains of an 8 inch dob
Celestron Comet catcher(orange tube)
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