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AaronM
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Reged: 02/02/06
Posts: 340
Loc: NRW, Germany
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Hello,
here is my new baby , arrived this week
CS Michael
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clintwhitman
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Reged: 01/01/07
Posts: 2427
Loc: ValVerde CA(SoEasyaCavemanCanD...
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Awsome box clamps And cool cradle retaining rings. How do you balance the scope with the rings in the way?
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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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akman1955
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Reged: 09/07/09
Posts: 360
Loc: Alaska, USA
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Arron, very nice scope  and neat box on how it secure's scope. What is it  John
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Doug76
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Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 5539
Loc: SE Louisiana, future Texan
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For those of us not so knowing, what is it? Looks sweet!
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Doug
Truckstop Astronomer
The Universe, the light of God, in all it's majesty
6 achro refractors 50mm-150mm
1 apo refractor 90mm
1 SCT 8inch
UO Abbe Volcano Tops
Faworski Ortho's
Panoptic 24mm
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Happy-Idiot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 2801
Loc: 3rd Rock
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Laffeyette?
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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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AaronM
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Reged: 02/02/06
Posts: 340
Loc: NRW, Germany
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Hi friends !
It has a Vixen 36,4 mm thread on the OAZ, but it's not a Vixen. This baby is a PRINZ 76,5/1250 mm refractor.
As you know PRINZ is another relabeled japanese import.
Prinz was specialy labeled for the UK and this scope has a circle "K" on the focuser ( Kenko / Kanko ) - it's from around 1967-1970. I had once a identical Yamatar 76,5/1250 .
This scope comes complete with wooden cabinet, mount, 3 EP's, wooden tripod, sun & moon filter, barlow, 2 diagonal prism, counterweight, sun projection shade etc.
I got it for a low price and it is technical absolutly okay, but needs some refurbish. The OTA has many paint chips, little dents and scratches, but thats no great problem.
The weak thing is again the mount. It's a nice mount but for sure for a 60 mm refractor better, than for this long 76/1250 !! Also the tripod.
Well, I will make a complete refurbishing and tuning with this scope. I will store the mount and tripod dry and clean, but for practical use I will buy a nice and stylish Vixen new Polaris. A fellow will make me a solid metal pedestal. If this combination complete, I can post more pics here, if you like.
Addition : this is the longest 3"/f16 I've ever seen, much longer than the Tasco 1oT or Towa 339, You all know, how far you have to pull out the drawtube of a Tasco 10T or Towa 339 to reach the focus ! Here is the OTA 95 cm long ( of course without the focuser ! ).
Kind regards from germany, Michael
Edited by AaronM (10/11/09 11:42 PM)
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BHunt
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Reged: 12/31/06
Posts: 1383
Loc: NJ and PA
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Hi AaronM,
Where can I submit adoption papers. I will take full custody and care for the new baby!
Best regards and congratulations,
Bill 
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AaronM
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Reged: 02/02/06
Posts: 340
Loc: NRW, Germany
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Hi friends,
here are a few news : As you know by now it's a Prinz 76,2/1250 mm refractor. Xou can see on the focuser the circle"K" for Kenko. It's a very nice solid focuser with 36,4 mm Vixen thread.
I have now a classic-style russian TAL mount, thats much more stable than the original Kenko-mount. I use Orion 76 mm rings to attach the Prinz on it.
On the following photos you can see the baby still on the short pier, but this will change in the next days/weeks.
My plans for the future is to built a really classic style setup :
1.) a friend of me is making me a 120 cmm metal-pier
2.) I will chnage the TAL mount in the way I will add an brass wormwheel in RA
3.) I will add a "classic-style" guide/finderscope , perhaps a little vintage 40 or 50 mm refractor.
4.) before that all, I have to do many refurbishing because the OTA has many scratches, paint-chios and little dents
You see : a lot of work is waiting for me ( to clean the hole thing is the easiest job ).
If you like, I will post more pics if I'm ready with this project.
This will be my little nice "moon-watcher" for the future.
First moon-observings were very satisfied : sharp contrasty views with nearly no CA !!
Kind regards Michael
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AaronM
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Posts: 340
Loc: NRW, Germany
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The temporary setup, only for this photo...
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tim53
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Reged: 12/17/04
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Loc: Highland Park, CA
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That's gorgeous!
Be sure to keep all the parts you don't use, so when/if you sell it, it's intact.
-Tim.
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"We`re just waiting looking skyward as the days come down.
Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"
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AaronM
super member
Reged: 02/02/06
Posts: 340
Loc: NRW, Germany
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Yes you're right Tim. But this one I will not sell, even if I get bigger vintage scopes in the future. I love this baby !
Don't ask me why...it's just nice !
Michael
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victor
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Reged: 08/31/04
Posts: 15
Loc: Thornton, PA
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Congratulations! I know you'll enjoy your scope.
I recently finished restoring a Sans & Streiffe 612 (Circle K)which looks very similar (see photo). Didn't know what to expect optically, but was pleased by the lack of CA and Epsilon Lyrae was beautiful site - four tiny headlights. The 1.25" Vixen visual back and new Japanese orthos work great and seem in character for this scope.
I tore down and regreased the original mount; it's smooth enough but not quite up to the job. So I mounted mine on a clock driven Stellarview M4 equatorial mount that handles the long tube much better.
Clear Skies,
Vic
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