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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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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1899 4" f/16 Cooke Photovisual Apo refractorStarted by Peter Ceravolo , Yesterday, 08:19 PM |
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Tabletop ManifestationsStarted by mattyfatz , Today, 12:21 AM |
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What did you observe with your classic telescope today ?Started by photiost , 29 Jan 2016 |
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Craigslist, eBay and other vintage, classic telescope adsStarted by CharlieB , 31 Mar 2020 |
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Help identifying Edmunds mountStarted by mweir2 , 24 Mar 2020 |
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80 900 binocularsStarted by Zhangshihan , 07 Oct 2019 |
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Unitron 150-152 mount questionStarted by Dave1066 , 30 Mar 2020 |
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Craigslist, ebay and other Vintage Telescope FindsStarted by Datapanic , 13 Jul 2014 |
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Seeking Suggestions for Preserving Inspection Signatures on Moldy LensStarted by Van Do9:3 , 26 Mar 2020 |
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Unitron 80mm scopeStarted by Piaget , 01 Apr 2020 |
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Bought this a year ago & it was still boxed :oStarted by Piaget , 30 Mar 2020 |
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Classic "Sweet Spot" eyepiecesStarted by mattyfatz , 25 Mar 2020 |
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OTI Serial NumbersStarted by DLT , 23 Jan 2020  Maksutov
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Cave Astrola 12.5" Model DStarted by RDFox , 05 Mar 2020 |
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Celestron Cometron CO-62: Question about returning lens in its.Started by patrickt , 01 Apr 2020 |
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Tuthill Celestron Super C8 QuestionStarted by Tom Duncan , 27 Mar 2020 |
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Dew caps & shields made out of household itemsStarted by Jon Marinello , 24 Mar 2011 |
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C8 Finder Scope OptionsStarted by Mertzy , 01 Apr 2020 |
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Celestron C8 RegistryStarted by Masvingo , 06 Jan 2013 |
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Celestron C90 RegistryStarted by Masvingo , 23 May 2018 |
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6" Tinsley Saturn Cassegrain RestoreStarted by Bomber Bob , 23 Mar 2015 |
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1972 Cave custom built 6" Cassegrainian/NewtonianStarted by allenawilson , 23 Mar 2020 classic, mount, equipment
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What did you do to your Scope/Mount Today?Started by orion61 , 06 Jan 2015 |
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MiscellanyStarted by clamchip , 29 Sep 2013 |
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Why 0.965”Started by Terra Nova , 08 Feb 2020 |
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Cave restoration part 1 RevisedStarted by icomet , 05 Dec 2019 classic
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Meade 826 QueryStarted by Will A , 21 Mar 2020 |
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Craigslist, eBay and other vintage, classic telescope adsStarted by CharlieB , 29 Feb 2020 |
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1965 Criterion RV-6 DynascopeStarted by Guy Earle , 25 Mar 2020 |
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Cave Mirror RegistryStarted by PiSigma , 26 Feb 2011 |
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More Edmund Scientific!Started by clamchip , 05 Dec 2015 |
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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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Classic orange tube C8 - arrived in a bad wayStarted by Brollen , 19 Mar 2020 |
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Royal Astro 4" f10 Newt rebuild...Started by Kokatha man , 26 Jan 2020 |
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Best classic mountsStarted by Bonco2 , 19 Mar 2020 |
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Cave 12.5" f/7 Transportable Observatory "benchmark".Started by tim53 , 28 Mar 2020 |
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Unitron leg measurementStarted by PawPaw , 28 Mar 2020 |
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Intes MK63. I don't NEED another scope!Started by tim53 , 20 Nov 2016 |
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Looking to identify old telescopeStarted by Chiliman77 , 11 Mar 2020 |
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What classic scope is allowed in your living room?Started by starman876 , 16 Mar 2020 |
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Need Help with IdentificationStarted by Stan Lopata , 27 Mar 2020 |
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60mm Terrestrial Rebuild/MODStarted by imgumby001 , 03 Feb 2020 |
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Lafayette Scope from an estate saleStarted by D_talley , 29 Feb 2020 |
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Tasco 9TE-0 questionStarted by BDS316 , 17 Feb 2020 |
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Orange Tube C8 Clock Motors QuestionStarted by Tom Duncan , 24 Mar 2020 |
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Clave catalogs and information sources - Cross Optics 1978 CatalogStarted by astroroman , 26 Mar 2020 |
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Going to restore an antique ZeissStarted by starman876 , 16 Mar 2020 |
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