Classic Telescopes
Telescopes from an era gone by. The place to discuss older telescopes. Antiques, flea market finds, and scopes from grandpa's attic. From the 1780's to the mid-1990's - refractors, reflectors, and early SCT's. Discussing all aspects of restoring, collecting, and observing with older scopes. Discussion of 25-year-old scopes still in production is OK but please don't post newer examples of those, except for actual side-by-side comparisons to demonstrate detail changes.
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Post a Picture of Your Classic Telescope- with or without you!Started by BarabinoSr , 16 Aug 2013 |
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Free To A Good Home -The Giveaway Thread-Started by Chuck Hards , 15 Sep 2015 |
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Historical classic or antique scope threads and linksStarted by droid , 26 Aug 2014 |
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Useful Classic Scopes LinksStarted by Glassthrower , 15 Apr 2007 |
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Craigslist, eBay and other vintage, classic telescope adsStarted by CharlieB , 30 Nov 2019 |
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Craigslist, ebay and other Vintage Telescope FindsStarted by Datapanic , 13 Jul 2014 |
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Takahashi FCT-100 with "red F"Started by diglit , 20 Apr 2016 |
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79 C8 vs New C8?Started by Don-richardo , 11 Dec 2019 |
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What did you do to your Scope/Mount Today?Started by orion61 , 06 Jan 2015 |
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Note to Forum Members re Pinned TopicsStarted by MJB87 , Today, 02:17 PM |
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Takahashi TS80/1200Started by HCR32 , 24 Nov 2019 |
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Adventures with a 200 Year Old Dollond AchromatStarted by Rustler46 , 15 Feb 2018  classic, double star, optics and 1 more...
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E.Vion 3-Draw 45mm Spyglass - Need Help With AgeStarted by Rustler46 , Yesterday, 08:29 PM |
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RV-6 Criterion RINGS and thingsStarted by apfever , Yesterday, 11:18 PM |
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Touching up paint on a classic OTAStarted by marcyc , 11 Dec 2019 |
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Swift 831 saved from the dump.Started by Garyth64 , 10 Dec 2019 |
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Tasco 88TEZStarted by photiost , Yesterday, 05:18 PM |
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MiscellanyStarted by clamchip , 29 Sep 2013 |
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Sky Micro Giant (oops)Started by icomet , 10 Dec 2019 classic
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Anyone have any idea what this is?Started by Stelios , 10 Dec 2019 |
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What did you observe with your classic telescope today ?Started by photiost , 29 Jan 2016 |
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Which classic scope would you say sold the mostStarted by grif 678 , 30 Oct 2019 |
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Drive CorrectorsStarted by rolo , 09 Mar 2018 |
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Cave Astrola Paint Colors?Started by Thaeland , 19 Jan 2019 |
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Classic Edmund Astroscan 2001 SERIAL NUMBER REGISTRY -- Add Your Info HereStarted by DLuders , 14 Apr 2018 classic, reflector
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Vintage Celestron AccuTrac Drive CorrectorStarted by woodsman , 07 Dec 2019 accessories, Celestron, equipment and 1 more...
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Zeiss Coudé telescope rebfurbishStarted by Peter Ceravolo , 14 Jan 2019 |
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Celestron C8 RegistryStarted by Masvingo , 06 Jan 2013 |
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My fiirst FFQ arrived todayStarted by rolo , 13 Nov 2019 classic, Maksutov
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Cracking Open the Time Capsule - My Tasco 10TE-5 findStarted by Volvonium , 09 Dec 2019 |
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Nippon Kogaku 6.5cmStarted by rolo , 08 Dec 2019 |
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Inherited Tele-Vue Genesis SDFStarted by rgrhorton , 08 Dec 2019 |
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Orange tube c8 1/4x20 bolt holeStarted by Chirp1 , 09 Dec 2019 |
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Identify & appraise these ep etc please.Started by Kokatha man , 20 Nov 2019 |
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Observing with the USNA 7.75" Alvan ClarkStarted by John Higbee , 08 Dec 2019 observing, refractor
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My first telescopeStarted by zakry3323 , 09 Dec 2019 |
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Pacific Instruments 10" Dob FindStarted by Quazar1 , 06 Dec 2019 |
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Cave Mirror RegistryStarted by PiSigma , 26 Feb 2011 |
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SPI refractorStarted by Toddeo , 08 Dec 2019 |
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To call or not to call...and, so onStarted by shredder1656 , 08 Dec 2019 |
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Zeiss Standard Bar mounting optionsStarted by HCR32 , 04 Dec 2019 |
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A new classical one but....Started by NVDW , 02 Dec 2019 accessories
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Tasco Bob tracks the Moon...Started by Kokatha man , 07 Dec 2019 |
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Swarovski DrawscopeStarted by Charleybird , 04 Dec 2019 |
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Cave restoration part 1 RevisedStarted by icomet , 05 Dec 2019 classic
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Celestron C5 RegistryStarted by Masvingo , 19 Feb 2015 |
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S&T Hobby Killers identified!Started by Terra Nova , 29 Nov 2019 |
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question about 3 inch f6? edmund scientific reflectorStarted by Russell Smith , 19 Feb 2019 |
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Simple refractor questionStarted by 2696 , 06 Dec 2019 |
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Vintage bug is spreading: 60mm Tasco Coming HomeStarted by Creedence , 18 Nov 2019 |
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