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scout72
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I just had this out last night looking at the moon- looked pretty good in a 20mm Huygens lens (didn't come with it, just a lens I had)
It did come with it's original box and sawdust packaging and all original accessories!
Anyway, for the very small amount I paid, it is very well made and so cool to see the threaded cell and dew shield and the precision machining on the very small mount!
My 2nd Jason Circle T scope, the 80mmx1200mm is a keeper too.
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scout72
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scout72
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Scout72 is my 1972 International Scout 4x4
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and a much shorter signature
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scout72
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Scout72 is my 1972 International Scout 4x4
Some Scopes, Some Binocs, and Some Mounts,
and a much shorter signature
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scout72
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love the operators manual- all two pages-
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Scout72 is my 1972 International Scout 4x4
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and a much shorter signature
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woodsman
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Very cool, I love the old little scopes.
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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
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Siderea
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Wonderful! A while back I found an identical scope to yours, but labeled Tasco a precurser to the 6TE, with the peepsights, circle T and all. They are keepers!
"a convenient shoulder" I like that ..." Honey, could you come outside and stand right here? I want to keep an eye out on that Ruskie satelite...."
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lc Carol
..."Then the blue above grows darker and a million stars erupt
From the places where they hide throughout the day
Into pictures in the heavens even we cannot corrupt
And the vastnesses of time can't wash away..."Jeff Green
60mm Telescope Club
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David E
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Loc: North Carolina
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I have the red Tasco 66TE circle T which I think must be the same thing, only on a full size tripod. I liked the little thing so much I leave it set up in my study as a grabbengo.
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If you keep a stack of old Orion catalogs in your bathroom, you might be an astro-redneck.
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RLTYS
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Scout72
Almost the same as my Tasco #6TE-5 which I'm hopeing to try out tonight. Didn't know Jason had one. 
Clear Skies and Good Luck
Rich (RLTYS)
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10" F4.8 Refl.
4" F5 Refr. (Genesis)
3" F4 Celestron FirstScope
50mm F12 Refr. (Tasco #6TE-5)
12x63 and 10x50 Binoculars.
"I want to do more then just look."
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scout72
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I hope you get clear skies for your tryout. I must say, with the supplied 50x eyepiece the moon is pretty compelling, if only a little 'tunnelesque'. Very crisp image, not too bright, but not dim by any means, very nice contrast and fills most of the view at this magnification in this scope. I was seeing craterlets and nice shadow distinction two nights ago.
Very VERY little CA apparent at f/12.
Enjoy!
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and a much shorter signature
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