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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A thank youStarted by DMala , 29 Apr 2019 |
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Welcome New Moderators!Started by Chuck Hards , 19 Jan 2019 |
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Use of vintage eyepiece sun filters.Started by Jon Marinello , 30 May 2011 |
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How to not see a user's postsStarted by sgorton99 , 12 Oct 2016 |
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Instructional Thread - How to post a shortened linkStarted by Chuck Hards , 21 May 2016 |
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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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Can anyone identify this 1960s Tasco?Started by Senex Bibax , Yesterday, 08:01 PM |
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Another Classic AchromatStarted by rolo , 17 May 2019  Celestron, classic, refractor
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Classic Telescope colorsStarted by Defenderslideguitar , Yesterday, 06:59 PM |
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Accutrack 2119B Dual Axis Drive Corrector and a classic C14 - How do you Hook it up?Started by bartine , Yesterday, 07:49 PM |
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What did you observe with your classic telescope today ?Started by photiost , 29 Jan 2016 |
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Bought a Tectron Scope from CL-Needs Truss RodsStarted by withoutreason2 , 23 May 2019 |
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Craigslist, eBay, and other vintage, classic telescope adsStarted by CharlieB , 01 May 2019 |
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How many classic scopes have you regretted sellingStarted by starman876 , 16 May 2019 |
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What did you do to your Scope/Mount Today?Started by orion61 , 06 Jan 2015 |
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Tom Cave signed 8"F7 planet killer.Started by orion61 , Yesterday, 05:31 PM |
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New to the hobby, restoring a Tasco 11T LunagrossoStarted by markoneswift , 21 May 2019 |
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Long story shortened - need help with Vintage Orange Tube C8Started by Drive-In , 23 May 2019 Celestron, classic, optics
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Someone could identify that telescope ?Started by Sergiochermont , 23 May 2019 |
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Definition of a “classic scope” ?Started by luxo II , 18 Apr 2019 |
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Unitron EQ mount questionStarted by Nippon , 22 May 2019 |
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Rennovating an 8-inch Cooke Part 2Started by martinr , 07 Mar 2019 |
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6" Tinsley Saturn Cassegrain RestoreStarted by Bomber Bob , 23 Mar 2015 |
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Vintage 80's Clock DriveStarted by Mike W. , 12 May 2019 |
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Sky-Micro Giant 2" low profile focuserStarted by KentTolley , 20 May 2019 |
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Unusual Vintage Finderscope Bracket...Who Made This?Started by Tom Duncan , 21 May 2019 |
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New classic picked up todayStarted by pbealo , 18 May 2019 |
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ASTRO-TECH AT60EDStarted by Taco_Tuesday , 23 May 2019 |
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Classic Telescopes in TV, Hollywood and MoviesStarted by terraclarke , 13 Dec 2012 |
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Newbie Seeking Discussion on Nikon TelescopesStarted by Nikon ED65 , 29 Dec 2015 |
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Asahi PentaxStarted by Stew44 , 22 Apr 2019 |
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MiscellanyStarted by clamchip , 29 Sep 2013 |
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Reworking an old Meade Starfinder mountStarted by Garyth64 , 20 Oct 2018 |
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Who made this?Started by pbealo , 27 Aug 2018 |
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Celestron Drive Corrector-Need HelpStarted by Steve_M_M , 28 Apr 2019 |
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Replacement button pads Vixen MD-5 controller?Started by Littlegreenman , 20 May 2019 |
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More information about this telescope?Started by Rowburt , 08 May 2019 |
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Craigslist, ebay and other Vintage Telescope FindsStarted by Datapanic , 13 Jul 2014 |
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Down to 4 scopes, and it feels good!Started by sgorton99 , 08 Nov 2017 |
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Determining value - where to begin with TALs?Started by Tom Dugan , 28 Mar 2019 classic, reflector, refractor
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Intes MK63. I don't NEED another scope!Started by tim53 , 20 Nov 2016 |
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Old Sears scope - opinions?Started by tedkord1968 , 15 May 2019 |
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Bausch & Lomb 4000 SCTStarted by clamchip , 06 May 2017 |
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Goto's well hung 80 X 1200 refractor telescopeStarted by strdst , 07 May 2019 |
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Spare Parts for Vintage/Classic Instruments?Started by agmoonsolns , 16 May 2019 |
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Restoring an old Celestron tripodStarted by cbwerner , 17 May 2019 |
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Requesting Information on a Psychedelic Saturn Spy GlassStarted by Van Do9:3 , 19 May 2019 |
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