rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3602681 - 02/03/10 03:54 PM
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I got one of those...Lafeatte(sic) with a helical focuser?
Rob
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dawsonian2000
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Reged: 07/26/06
Loc: Riverview, FL, USA
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3602964 - 02/03/10 05:57 PM
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Hey Mike,
I would like to see a photo of the homemade case you are building once it is done. 
Mel
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BarabinoSr
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Reged: 11/17/05
Loc: Slidell La
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3603165 - 02/03/10 07:46 PM
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Mike, welcome to our great forum.Thanks for posting a picture of you with your scope,as it is certainly an outstanding instrument! Gary(G )
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mikey cee
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Reged: 01/18/07
Loc: bellevue ne.
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3603221 - 02/03/10 08:21 PM
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I haven't peeked but I'll try. Lafayette? Mike
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Loc: Always Dark skies of Belfair W...
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3603405 - 02/03/10 10:09 PM
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I haven't peeked but I'll try. Lafayette? Mike
Yeah...that's the name. I was too lazy to walk out into the scope shop and look for myself.......Rain an all..kept me in the office.
Rob
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mikey cee
Postmaster
Reged: 01/18/07
Loc: bellevue ne.
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3611275 - 02/07/10 06:52 PM Attachment (140 downloads)
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Pictured here is "my"(I'm just the temporary curator}newly refurbished Tasco 20TE. A cheap plastic painter's dropcloth helps keep the dust off of stuff. With the big scopes it's a monthly vacuum and dust job because one guy can't do it alone. Cloth gets ripped or a nylon finderscope screw gets snapped off , you know the routine by now. I just finished motorizing both roofs on the observatory last month. I had a post about it in Observatories if anyone gives a rat.... I'm really proud of this scope just like many of you who have put so many hours into your restorations. To get a size comparison I'm 6-2 and 300 pounds so this 4-1/4" f/14.8 is a pretty beefy Tasco. Of course I'm prejudiced but I think this was Royal Astro's crowning achievement! They just never came back to full prominance after this model was ended around 1972-1973. The yen just killed the dollar during that time I guess. It really has been a pleasure to "meet" all of you folks here on CN these past few years. Each and everyone of you bar none has contributed richly....I really mean that, because that's just the way it is. It's been a blast and hope it continues. Restoration link. Thanks  Mike
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Preston Smith
The Travel Scope Guy
Reged: 04/24/05
Loc: Eureka, Pa
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3611302 - 02/07/10 07:10 PM
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Hey Mike!
Great post - spoken from the heart! That scope looks great and already has a very interesting history.
I recommend you go back and edit your above post to put the link in to your restoration thread!
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dawsonian2000
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/26/06
Loc: Riverview, FL, USA
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3611440 - 02/07/10 08:20 PM
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Hey Mike!
You, yourself, are indeed one of the finest contributors to CN! Your 4 1/4" f/15 Tasco entry to the classic scope arena is also one of the finest. Wish I had one of these instruments in my collection. The closest telescopic instrument that I will be able to acquire that comes close to yours in size is a 100mm f/13 Carton, which I plan on building soon. I just have to sell my 90mm f/11 tube and objective I have for sale under the refractor classifieds to help fund the project. Great to see you standing alongside of yours.
Thanks for sharing! 
Mel
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Vesper818
Astronomess
Reged: 11/21/05
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3614337 - 02/09/10 09:38 AM
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Hey, Mikey
Always lovely to see that 4" Tasco, and now even nicer to see who we're talking to!
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BarabinoSr
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/17/05
Loc: Slidell La
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3623803 - 02/14/10 08:48 AM
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Hey Mike!Thanks from all of us for the many years of contributions and for posting on the thread.It is great to get to know better our CN family. As a young man I used to drool about owning one like yours.One beautiful and well taken care of instrument!!  Gary(G:cool)
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Awesomelenny
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Reged: 05/02/04
Loc: Long: 81.42 W Lat: 41.21 N
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3624741 - 02/14/10 07:27 PM
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Hi Mike!
That is one beautiful statement. Yea, we're all lovers of the greats of the past. We are all blessed to be able to actually the chosen few to love and respect these beautiful relics of days gone. Then there's our talent to be able to restore them back to their glory!
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petrogeoman
sage
Reged: 11/27/05
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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A lotta classic orange for me!
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RLTYS
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Reged: 12/18/04
Loc: New York (Long Island)
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3627581 - 02/16/10 06:11 AM
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WOW!  I wouldn't know which scope to observe with first.
Rich (RLTYS)
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L. Regira
sage
Reged: 07/10/05
Loc: Theriot, LA 29' 25"N; 90.46W
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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Here is a picture of me and my son Zachary with my Cave. I painted it black after seeing Tom Cave's black tube in an article about his observatory back in 2002 or so. The black tube was an experiment and I like it. January marked the 30th year with this scope for me.
Lawrence
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BarabinoSr
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/17/05
Loc: Slidell La
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3641203 - 02/22/10 06:19 PM
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Hi Lawrence and welcome to the forum.That's a fine classic scope I know you are proud of.First,thanks for posting on this thread!!!As you can see there are many classic scope owners that post here.The pic of you and your son-outstanding and priceless!!! Gary(G)
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mikey cee
Postmaster
Reged: 01/18/07
Loc: bellevue ne.
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3641424 - 02/22/10 08:04 PM
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Lawrence.....A nice trio indeed. Your son is very lucky, too bad a lot of kids in this world aren't so. Is that a rolloff or just some barriers? Mike
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L. Regira
sage
Reged: 07/10/05
Loc: Theriot, LA 29' 25"N; 90.46W
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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It is a roll off I built about 4 years ago. It is made of very old (100 year+) cypress wood from an older shed. Here is a picture.
Gary, thanks for the welcome. I am glad you had this idea of posting our mugs with our scopes.
Lawrence
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WaterMaster
Moat Keeper
Reged: 02/17/10
Loc: Southeast Idaho, USA
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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Hello everyone,
I'm new to the group, and don't currently own a classic telescope. However, after reading through this forum a little I realize that my first telescope was not the cheap reflector from Sears but indeed a classic!
My dad bought this for my brother and I for Xmas in 1968 - it is responsible for my lifelong desire to look to the skies. The version I had didn't have the constellations drawn on the tube, and the mount and tripod, as I recall, was even less strudy than what this catalog from 1969 shows. Of course, in 1969 Sears was marketing this scope as a 'Moonscope' - it was only 5 months after Apollo 11.
I found this catalog at wishbookweb.com (fun site).
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BarabinoSr
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/17/05
Loc: Slidell La
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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#3641929 - 02/23/10 01:29 AM
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Hello Watermaster and welcome to this forum and thread!This is the source for classic scope information.Thanks for posting!!Gary(G )
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clintwhitman
Caveman
Reged: 01/01/07
Loc: CALI SoEasyACavemanCanSlewIt
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Re: Post a Picture of You and Your Classic Scope
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Hi Steve...
Ya so do you presently view thur reflectors or refractors?? The scope My folks got me in 1968 was a 60mm Tasco and look what it lead to.... Proof the Classic telescope collecting can be bad,, BAD BAD.... (aveman   
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