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bartine
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Reged: 10/03/07
Loc: Potomac, MD
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Looking for an 80mm finder, found a TeleVue Oracle
#5628340 - 01/17/13 03:40 PM Attachment (19 downloads)
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I had been looking for a 70-80mm short tube refractor to mount on a big truss scope as a ground based finder.
Instead, I got extremely lucky and found a very beautiful TeleVue Oracle 3. It might have been a penny or two more than what I was planning, but wow is it pretty!
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bartine
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/03/07
Loc: Potomac, MD
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Re: Looking for an 80mm finder, found a TeleVue Oracle
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#5628346 - 01/17/13 03:44 PM Attachment (12 downloads)
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There have been several write-ups on these.
This one appears to be perfect and came with the original diagonal and soft case.
As an added bonus it came with the original focuser and a Feather Touch TVRF Micro focuser.
Serial number 1536
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bartine
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/03/07
Loc: Potomac, MD
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Re: Looking for an 80mm finder, found a TeleVue Oracle
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#5628365 - 01/17/13 03:52 PM Attachment (12 downloads)
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Looks nice on a Unitron 114 mount!
The scope is very solid for a 76mm scope. I like the length at F7.4.
I can't wait to try it out with Jupiter high in the heavens.
Of course, since I got the scope - 6 days of rain in a row with snow now in the forecast.
Maybe it will clear up this weekend.
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terraclarke
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 05/29/12
Loc: Over the river and thru the wo...
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Re: Looking for an 80mm finder, found a TeleVue Oracle
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#5628539 - 01/17/13 05:42 PM
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That is a lovely scope! You got a keeper there for sure. Congrats.
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RLTYS
Post Laureate
Reged: 12/18/04
Loc: New York (Long Island)
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Re: Looking for an 80mm finder, found a TeleVue Oracle
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#5629390 - 01/18/13 06:21 AM
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That is one nice looking scope, LOL.
Rich (RLTYS)
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Darenwh
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 05/11/06
Loc: Covington, GA
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Re: Looking for an 80mm finder, found a TeleVue Oracle
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#5630668 - 01/18/13 10:12 PM
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Very very nice.
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jjbird
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Reged: 01/17/06
Loc: Wisconsin
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Re: Looking for an 80mm finder, found a TeleVue Oracle
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#5630781 - 01/18/13 11:11 PM
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One of my favorite TeleVue scopes, very little CA, nice and portable. Nice find!
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bartine
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Reged: 10/03/07
Loc: Potomac, MD
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Re: Looking for an 80mm finder, found a TeleVue Oracle
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#5631734 - 01/19/13 03:15 PM
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We finally had a clear still night last night.
Everything was tack sharp. No CA and very nice wide field views. The only limitation to magnification I could see was the Alt-AZ mount I have it on now. Stars were just pinpoint with a 27mm Panoptic or with a 4.8mm Nagler.
The gentleman I bought it from actually used to work at Company Seven - we had a very nice conversation.
It has been a while since I had a scope that was so nice and portable. All and all - a very nice evening for observing...
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