· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Classic Telescopes Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Sweet little 60 arrived       #5458830 - 10/07/12 06:14 AM Attachment (59 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello dear friends, yesterday a second parcel arrived at me. It's a sweet little WELTBLICK 60/910 mm refractor. "Weltblick" was here in germany a label like Sears in USA or Prinz in UK- These japanese scopes were imported and sold by NECKERMANN. Other "house-labels" here in germany were "Revue" by QUELLE, "Apollo" by NECKERMANN and many others.... I was a little bit disappointed when the scope arrived, because the seller had used the original gift box as a shipping box ! You can see in the first photo the ugly tapes all around the box !The seller is defintiv no collector ! The scope itself is in very good condition - except one of the tripod legs. This one is dryed out and formed like a bow. I have to replace it. The OTA is really heavy for such a little scope ! The OAZ is very nice and much nicer is the fact, that the drawtube ended in a Vixen-style 36,4 mm thread ! Included in this set : 3 eyepieces, a nice 6x30 finder, a very nice builded mount with fine graduaded circles, a sun projectionshield,erectingprism, star diagonal, counterweight + shaft ( of course ).....it seems to be all complete ! Seller told me, that his father bought it in 1968 or 1970. Because of the cardbox, I guess more 1970 than 1968.... okay the cardbox is a disappontment and in very ugly condition now. Well I think I will build a new classic-style wooden cabinett by myself...lets see and wait.. Following a few pics. Kind regards, Michael from germany Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458831 - 10/07/12 06:16 AM Attachment (45 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And here the box opened. Many things were still wrapped in paper or film.. Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458833 - 10/07/12 06:20 AM Attachment (43 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The mount is really nice, isn't it ? Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458834 - 10/07/12 06:21 AM Attachment (29 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   fine circles Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458837 - 10/07/12 06:23 AM Attachment (23 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice 6x30 finder and not a garbish 5x24 or so ! Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458838 - 10/07/12 06:26 AM Attachment (16 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Azimuth-scale of the mount Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458839 - 10/07/12 06:27 AM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   3 eyepieces, no thrillers, but okay Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458840 - 10/07/12 06:28 AM Attachment (26 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Oops ! The label is missing - damned....but it is really a Weltblick 60/910 mm ! OAZ ended in Vixen-style 36,4 mm thread ! Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458842 - 10/07/12 06:30 AM Attachment (31 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The hole setup Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458843 - 10/07/12 06:31 AM Attachment (30 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And here with his friends ! My best regards, Michael Edited by AaronM (10/07/12 06:33 AM) Post Extras:       Grava T Pooh-Bah Reged: 06/18/08 Loc: Quebec, Canada Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458876 - 10/07/12 07:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That mount and telescope has Astro Royal looking features. Nice one! Post Extras:       seafury member Reged: 01/18/12 Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5458890 - 10/07/12 07:33 AM Attachment (19 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi it looks like my Prinz optics 550 although I have just put a new Carton lens in it Post Extras:       seafury member Reged: 01/18/12 Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: seafury]       #5458892 - 10/07/12 07:35 AM Attachment (25 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   one more Post Extras:       sgorton99 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/30/08 Loc: Wisconsin, Madison Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: seafury]       #5458897 - 10/07/12 07:49 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice Michael. Post Extras:       tim53 Postmaster Reged: 12/17/04 Loc: Highland Park, CA Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: sgorton99]       #5459360 - 10/07/12 02:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You might try getting that bowed leg wet, then putting barbel weights on it to hold it straight and let it dry. I flattened out a warped dresser top that way. -Tim. Post Extras:       stevecourtright member Reged: 11/12/09 Loc: Evanston, Illinois Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: tim53]       #5460334 - 10/08/12 10:13 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice scope, it is like new! Tim is correct about correcting a bowed leg. I bend wood as a hobby (into guitars) and by wetting the wood and then HEATING it, the leg will bend easily. You should find a way to hold it straight while it cools. The trick is to generate some steam in the wood which softens the lignin. Perhaps you could use a steam heated radiator? Post Extras:       David E Post Laureate Reged: 05/25/06 Loc: North Carolina Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: stevecourtright]       #5461128 - 10/08/12 07:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful scope! I especially like the way it's packaged, all in one layer, instead of in two layers like the scopes I tend to find here in the States. Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: David E]       #5466787 - 10/12/12 12:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello, today I played a little bit with this small scope and I was very very impressed about the fantastic mechanical quality of this little mount !!! It is nearly a shame to say, that this mount is much sturdier than the mount from my Tasco 10 k !!! I wish I could adopt this mount to fit my 1ok !!! Kind regards, Michael Post Extras:       Joe Cepleur Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/18/10 Loc: Dark North Woods Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5467102 - 10/12/12 05:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Bending the leg with hot water... would it work damage something if he put it in a bathtub filled with hot water? or would it not be hot enough? Amazing the charm of small scopes. We all know their limits, but also areas I which they excell, and love them. Mr. 60mm appears to have a 4" big brother on the shelf in the background. Care to introduce us? Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: Joe Cepleur]       #5467544 - 10/12/12 11:21 PM Attachment (8 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello Joe, the one i the background is my all over loved original Kosmos/Lichtenknecker LW 90. These scopes were made by Lichtenknecker Optics in Belgium. This guy is the 90/1300 mm AK. It's ready for the famous Lichtenknecker System 64 !I have the original mount for it with motor-drive. The mount is called LO 60, in Germany "Orion 60". The Lichtenknecker scopes were sold during the years 196x till around 1985 by the german distributor "KOSMOS-Stuttgart" under their own names. The 90/1300 mm refractor is original called "90 R" in Belgium, in germany it was sold by KOSMOS-Stuttgart as "KOSMOS LW 90" for example. I have here a ( bad ) photo. Refractor and mount are original, only the pier is a selfmade by me. A fantastic scope and enourmos sturdy mount !! I think much more stable than a H-EQ5 !!( This is the scope, I will never sell !!! ). Maybe if I'm 80 years old and nearly blind - I would not sell it, but would donate it to an young astronomy-friend... Kind regards, Michael Edited by AaronM (10/12/12 11:28 PM) Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5467549 - 10/12/12 11:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   the mount from the Kosmos catalogue I've sent to Robert Provine - it's on his wonderful site ! Michael Edited by BRisley (10/13/12 12:46 AM) Post Extras:       AaronM professor emeritus Reged: 02/02/06 Loc: NRW, Germany Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5467550 - 10/12/12 11:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   and the hole scope from KOSMOS catalogue 1979. You'll see that my finder is not original ! Kind regards, Michael Edited by BRisley (10/13/12 12:47 AM) Post Extras:       Joe Cepleur Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/18/10 Loc: Dark North Woods Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5467593 - 10/13/12 12:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Michael! Your pier looks fine, and the scope is truly beautiful. I don't want to wish you any ill, but if you're feeling old, consider me a young astronomer! Post Extras:       strdst Post Laureate Reged: 03/23/08 Loc: Oregon Territory Re: Sweet little 60 arrived [Re: AaronM]       #5467700 - 10/13/12 02:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, The 60 mm scope is awesome. The mount looks Royal Astro (ish) the azimuth circle is nice and seldom seen. And isn't having at least one scope (your 90mm) that you know you will hang with till the end just the best feeling? I have yet to figure out what my last scope would be, but it is a good exercise. In the event of a house fire I would literally be toast trying to decide which scope to save. other keith Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 9 registered and 16 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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