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First a Goto Mark X, about $700 -------------------- 1956 Goto Optical 6" f15 Observatory Refractor From the Titan Observatory as featured in S&T 1957-1959 1989 Astro Physics 6" f9 Nasa Glass Starfire Refractor Kenko 100C TravelScope Celestron C14 on Losmandy G11 Homemade 13.1" Dob 1961 Nishimura 6" Reflector-Gone 1/9/2010, Need 8/10/12" badly Friends with a guy who owns a 9" AP Refractor-WOW Edited by Steve_M_M (05/28/09 12:47 PM) Post Extras:       Steve_M_M Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/09/04 Posts: 1126 Loc: Moorpark, CA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Japan? [Re: Steve_M_M]       #3129371 - 05/26/09 11:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A late 50's Nishimura 15cm, about $1800 -------------------- 1956 Goto Optical 6" f15 Observatory Refractor From the Titan Observatory as featured in S&T 1957-1959 1989 Astro Physics 6" f9 Nasa Glass Starfire Refractor Kenko 100C TravelScope Celestron C14 on Losmandy G11 Homemade 13.1" Dob 1961 Nishimura 6" Reflector-Gone 1/9/2010, Need 8/10/12" badly Friends with a guy who owns a 9" AP Refractor-WOW Edited by Steve_M_M (05/28/09 12:48 PM) Post Extras:       Steve_M_M Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/09/04 Posts: 1126 Loc: Moorpark, CA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Japan? [Re: Steve_M_M]       #3129373 - 05/26/09 11:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very early Takahashi.....$2500 -------------------- 1956 Goto Optical 6" f15 Observatory Refractor From the Titan Observatory as featured in S&T 1957-1959 1989 Astro Physics 6" f9 Nasa Glass Starfire Refractor Kenko 100C TravelScope Celestron C14 on Losmandy G11 Homemade 13.1" Dob 1961 Nishimura 6" Reflector-Gone 1/9/2010, Need 8/10/12" badly Friends with a guy who owns a 9" AP Refractor-WOW Edited by Steve_M_M (05/28/09 12:48 PM) Post Extras:       Steve_M_M Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/09/04 Posts: 1126 Loc: Moorpark, CA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Japan? [Re: Steve_M_M]       #3129377 - 05/26/09 11:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nikon 6.5cm -------------------- 1956 Goto Optical 6" f15 Observatory Refractor From the Titan Observatory as featured in S&T 1957-1959 1989 Astro Physics 6" f9 Nasa Glass Starfire Refractor Kenko 100C TravelScope Celestron C14 on Losmandy G11 Homemade 13.1" Dob 1961 Nishimura 6" Reflector-Gone 1/9/2010, Need 8/10/12" badly Friends with a guy who owns a 9" AP Refractor-WOW Edited by Steve_M_M (05/28/09 12:48 PM) Post Extras:       donnw super member Reged: 08/03/08 Posts: 197 Loc: Maryland Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Jap [Re: Steve_M_M]       #3129418 - 05/27/09 12:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Honto - neh? Hai! sign me up!! -------------------- Peace & Blessings, Donn Williams Member - AAVSO ---------------------------------- Celestron EdgeHD 11+Hyperstar 3 on CGE in SkyShed POD GL5 Meade Lightbridge 12", SN10, LX200 Classic 8", AR5, 314 Brass & ETX125PE Lunt LS60T/DS, Stellarvue SV102ED, SV80BV, SV80/9D, SV NH2 Cave Astrolla 8", Zeiss Telementor II, Unitron 114, 128, 142 Towa 339, Royal Astro 76/1200, Pentax J80, Borg 100, AT 102-F/11 Goto 105, Various Sears/Tasco/Selsi/Towa 60-80mm's, APM 45/100mm binos Post Extras:       Dan /schechter sage Reged: 12/21/06 Posts: 401 Loc: Long Beach, Calif. Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Japan? [Re: Steve_M_M]       #3129433 - 05/27/09 12:12 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hey Steve, Did you buy any of these items? How did you find out about them? Take care, Dan Post Extras:       BHunt Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/31/06 Posts: 1385 Loc: NJ and PA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Japan? [Re: Dan /schechter]       #3131236 - 05/27/09 10:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   All I can do when I see such beautiful classics out of reach = Post Extras:       Larry Geary scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 09/24/06 Posts: 761 Loc: NJ, USA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Japan? [Re: Steve_M_M]       #3131251 - 05/27/09 10:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've dealt with Rick at JapanAstro. He helped me get a rare eyepiece at a Japanese auction. He might be willing to hunt down a particular piece for you. -------------------- The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves. Post Extras:       Steve_M_M Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/09/04 Posts: 1126 Loc: Moorpark, CA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Japan? [Re: Larry Geary]       #3131331 - 05/27/09 11:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks. I would have bid the moon for that Goto Mark X. I will check with Rick next time. Steve -------------------- 1956 Goto Optical 6" f15 Observatory Refractor From the Titan Observatory as featured in S&T 1957-1959 1989 Astro Physics 6" f9 Nasa Glass Starfire Refractor Kenko 100C TravelScope Celestron C14 on Losmandy G11 Homemade 13.1" Dob 1961 Nishimura 6" Reflector-Gone 1/9/2010, Need 8/10/12" badly Friends with a guy who owns a 9" AP Refractor-WOW Post Extras:       Steve_M_M Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/09/04 Posts: 1126 Loc: Moorpark, CA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Japan? [Re: Dan /schechter]       #3131369 - 05/27/09 11:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dan, About once every 3 months I jump onto Yahoo Auctions in Japan and just look at current and past auctions. This time had the most "I wish I could bid" listings. Steve -------------------- 1956 Goto Optical 6" f15 Observatory Refractor From the Titan Observatory as featured in S&T 1957-1959 1989 Astro Physics 6" f9 Nasa Glass Starfire Refractor Kenko 100C TravelScope Celestron C14 on Losmandy G11 Homemade 13.1" Dob 1961 Nishimura 6" Reflector-Gone 1/9/2010, Need 8/10/12" badly Friends with a guy who owns a 9" AP Refractor-WOW Post Extras:       tim53 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/17/04 Posts: 2337 Loc: Highland Park, CA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Jap [Re: Steve_M_M]       #3131411 - 05/27/09 11:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Is a duck's butt waterproof?? Heck yeah, it'd be nice! Tell us how! -Tim -------------------- "In the old days, before the discovery of eruptions, the lava had to be carried by hand down the mountain and thrown on the sleeping villagers. This took a lot of time." - New Yorker Cartoon, ~ 1980 Hatch Observatory details: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3593949&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=all&fpart=1&vc=&PHPSESSID= Post Extras:       Steve_M_M Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/09/04 Posts: 1126 Loc: Moorpark, CA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Jap [Re: tim53]       #3131472 - 05/28/09 12:53 AM Attachment (20 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just lamenting...and posting some cool pictures -------------------- 1956 Goto Optical 6" f15 Observatory Refractor From the Titan Observatory as featured in S&T 1957-1959 1989 Astro Physics 6" f9 Nasa Glass Starfire Refractor Kenko 100C TravelScope Celestron C14 on Losmandy G11 Homemade 13.1" Dob 1961 Nishimura 6" Reflector-Gone 1/9/2010, Need 8/10/12" badly Friends with a guy who owns a 9" AP Refractor-WOW Post Extras:       Clive Gibbons Mostly Harmless Reged: 05/26/05 Posts: 14160 Loc: Oort Cloud Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Jap [Re: Steve_M_M]       #3131796 - 05/28/09 08:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Steve. If those images came from Yahoo auctions in Japan, I'm sorry but they can't be posted here. You're welcome to include links to the images, but not the actual pictures, unless you own the copyright to them or have expressed written permission from the owner of the pics. Just a reminder to everyone... please refrain from posting images from other websites, at Cloudy Nights, unless they confirm to the TOS. Thanks very much. -------------------- A few telescopes of dubious value. Understanding wife, two curious cats and one sadly departed. "Semper ubi sub ubi" Post Extras:       galakuma super member Reged: 05/19/07 Posts: 175 Loc: Japan Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Jap [Re: Clive Gibbons]       #3131871 - 05/28/09 09:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It is very difficult to estimate the shipping cost. http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d93579052 http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g73775344 http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g78229201 Post Extras:       refractory Pooh-Bah Reged: 02/05/05 Posts: 1263 Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Jap [Re: galakuma]       #3132705 - 05/28/09 05:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I knew there was a reason to take Japanese when I was in college-- too bad I didn't.... Jess Tauber Post Extras:       strdst Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/23/08 Posts: 1105 Loc: Oregon USA Re: Wouldn't it be nice to go Scope Hunting in Jap [Re: refractory]       #3133356 - 05/29/09 12:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Steve, Is it not possible to bid on the Yahoo Japan auction site, or is it the expense of shipping that is prohibitive? Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 8 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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