· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Classic Telescopes Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 bykhed sage Reged: 10/22/07 Posts: 300 Loc: Westminster, CO Fascinating scope on C-list       #3400216 - 10/20/09 01:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   http://denver.craigslist.org/for/1428122470.html I'm guessing some sort of reflector - looks like it's from the 50s or 60s. Anyone have an idea what it is? Matt Post Extras:       tim53 Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/04 Posts: 1458 Loc: Highland Park, CA Re: Fascinating scope on C-list [Re: bykhed]       #3400231 - 10/20/09 01:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Matt: I've asked the seller for more pics, but haven't gotten a reply. At first I thought it might be a Springfield mount, but you can't orient one like in the first picture. My next guess would be something similar to a short-lived commercial scope that I saw for a couple years at RTMC in the early-mid 1980s. It was on an altaz mouting, with something like a poncet table built in so it could track for an hour or so. That scope had a nearly-fixed eyepiece, and used a transfer lens assembly to bring the light cone out far enough that it could be easliy reached across the pier from the OTA. I wish I could remember the name of that scope, because it was pretty interesting. This scope obviously doesn't have the eyepiece configured like that, but the mount looks similar, and I can just see hints of hand controls for azimuth and elevation on the sides of the mount. Are you near enough to give it a look? I'd love to see better pics and an impression of the scope in person! ...even if you decide to buy it instead of me! -Tim -------------------- "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" Post Extras:       woodsman Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/12/08 Posts: 1079 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO Re: Fascinating scope on C-list [Re: bykhed]       #3400239 - 10/20/09 01:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I called on that but just got his answer machine. Looks interesting though. -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       magic612 professor emeritus Reged: 09/30/08 Posts: 561 Loc: Somewhere south of Chicago, IL Re: Fascinating scope on C-list [Re: woodsman]       #3400245 - 10/20/09 01:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hmmm... listing has already been deleted. "This posting has been deleted by its author." -------------------- - Celestron C8+, Orion 90mm f/10, Orion ST-80, 5" f/8 Dob, 127mm f/9.4 refractor, 114mm f/8 on DS GoTo, 60mm Sears 6333-A, 127mm f4.4 refractor lens (current project), 12" f/5 mirror (future project) - Orion Vista 10x50s (5 deg), Sears #6207 7x35 (7 deg), Jason #138 Statesman 7x35 (11.5 deg) Yes, I'm addicted to telescopes and binoculars. I am getting help. Every time I look at the heavens, it helps. http://www.eyesonthesky.com Post Extras:       tim53 Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/04 Posts: 1458 Loc: Highland Park, CA Re: Fascinating scope on C-list [Re: magic612]       #3400289 - 10/20/09 02:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It still showed up when I clicked on it. -------------------- "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" Post Extras:       magic612 professor emeritus Reged: 09/30/08 Posts: 561 Loc: Somewhere south of Chicago, IL Re: Fascinating scope on C-list [Re: tim53]       #3400293 - 10/20/09 02:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It may be cached on your machine??? I don't know - I'm still getting a "deleted" message. -------------------- - Celestron C8+, Orion 90mm f/10, Orion ST-80, 5" f/8 Dob, 127mm f/9.4 refractor, 114mm f/8 on DS GoTo, 60mm Sears 6333-A, 127mm f4.4 refractor lens (current project), 12" f/5 mirror (future project) - Orion Vista 10x50s (5 deg), Sears #6207 7x35 (7 deg), Jason #138 Statesman 7x35 (11.5 deg) Yes, I'm addicted to telescopes and binoculars. I am getting help. Every time I look at the heavens, it helps. http://www.eyesonthesky.com Post Extras:       tim53 Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/04 Posts: 1458 Loc: Highland Park, CA Re: Fascinating scope on C-list [Re: magic612]       #3400302 - 10/20/09 02:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yep, that's it. I tried the link with my other computer, and get the deleted message. Must be gone already. If anybody here bought it, we'd like to hear more about it! -Tim. -------------------- "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" Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 10 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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