wells_ned
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Loc: Simi Valley, CA.
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Any thoughts on this model? Are they still in production? I think not but have heard they are good scopes. Any thoughts?
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N. Wells
1980 Coulter Odyssey Compact 10.1 f/4.5 Dobsonian
2" 32mm eyepiece (Maker unknown)
32mm, 24mm orthos Vernon
2x barlow (Maker unknown)
Kufeld Telrad
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starbux
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Reged: 02/08/06
Posts: 292
Loc: Silicon Valley, CA
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If I'm not mistaken the OTA is more or less the same as the Synta/Celestron versions. The mount and accessories were probably not up to Celestron standards though.
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Scott Beith
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Loc: Frederick, MD
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Same OTA as Celestron/Skywatcher with the exception of the paint. Really good general purpose scope but it deserves an Atlas/CGEM level mount and an improved focuser.
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   SLAP Observer (TMB130SS, SV102V, SV80ED)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
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Scott Beith
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http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/311755/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/all/vc/1
Here is a thread with a BUNCH of info on these scopes.
Welcome to Cloudy Nights!
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SLAP Observer (TMB130SS, SV102V, SV80ED)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
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DLB242
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If I'm not mistaken the OTA is more or less the same as the Synta/Celestron versions. The mount and accessories were probably not up to Celestron standards though.
If I recall the mount Konus supplied was very much like the Orion AstroView. Way to much scope for this mount 
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David B
10" f/5 DOB
6" f/8 DOB
Celestron C8
Antares 1529 6" f/6.5 MoonLite Focuser
Orion ShortTube 130mm f/5 Reflector
Stellarvue SV102BV f/8.7 LOMO Doublet APO
Stellarvue SV90T f/7 Fluorite
Synta ShortTube 80
Stellarvue SV70ED
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DLB242
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Same OTA as Celestron/Skywatcher with the exception of the paint. Really good general purpose scope but it deserves an Atlas/CGEM level mount and an improved focuser.
Even with the newer CG-5 now supplied with it this OTA is undermounted. My Antares with its shorter length just makes it as a visual mounted on the ASGT or LXD-75.
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David B
10" f/5 DOB
6" f/8 DOB
Celestron C8
Antares 1529 6" f/6.5 MoonLite Focuser
Orion ShortTube 130mm f/5 Reflector
Stellarvue SV102BV f/8.7 LOMO Doublet APO
Stellarvue SV90T f/7 Fluorite
Synta ShortTube 80
Stellarvue SV70ED
Edited by DLB242 (11/04/09 01:01 AM)
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wells_ned
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Loc: Simi Valley, CA.
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Thank you for all the great information. 
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N. Wells
1980 Coulter Odyssey Compact 10.1 f/4.5 Dobsonian
2" 32mm eyepiece (Maker unknown)
32mm, 24mm orthos Vernon
2x barlow (Maker unknown)
Kufeld Telrad
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Scott Beith
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Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 37214
Loc: Frederick, MD
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No problem. We are glad to help.
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SLAP Observer (TMB130SS, SV102V, SV80ED)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
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BarabinoSr
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Reged: 11/17/05
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Loc: Slidell La
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I have one of them among the Collection of a Telescopist.They are built very well but when I first got mine I noticed that there was a slight problem with CA.I took the lenses out separated them and added six spacers.This seemed to have corrected the CA greatly,but not completely so it now depends on which eyepiece I use as to slight CA.Anyone else noticed this in their scope?It is not a major issue after the correction was done.Gary(G )
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12"GSO f/5.3" Newtonian Reflector 10" Meade LX-50 Fork Mounted Schmidt-Cassegrain
8" Hardin f/6 Newtonian reflector
6" Konus f/8 Refractor,Yulin 5"f/9 refractor,
4.5"TASCO Luminova f/9 Newtonian Reflector 4.5"TASCO 11TR(Lunagrosso) Red reflector
90mm Meade f/11 refractor,Tasco 10TE 76mm 1200mm f/l Refractor
60mm TASCO 7TE-5 1000mm f/16.7 Refractor 60mm TASCO 9TE 700mm f/l refractor
60mm TASCO 9TE-0 710mm f/l Refractor 50mm-TASCO 6TE-5 600mm f/l Refractor
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wells_ned
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Reged: 11/02/09
Posts: 104
Loc: Simi Valley, CA.
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I'm in the market for the Konus 6" F/8 Refractor but my budget is $400.00 
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N. Wells
1980 Coulter Odyssey Compact 10.1 f/4.5 Dobsonian
2" 32mm eyepiece (Maker unknown)
32mm, 24mm orthos Vernon
2x barlow (Maker unknown)
Kufeld Telrad
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