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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Ask Away for Classic Odds and EndsStarted by mdowns , 13 Mar 2022 |
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60x800 Classic Refractors - Who Made 'Em?Started by Bomber Bob , 15 Jan 2022  Classic, Equipment, Refractor
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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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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 mdowns , 29 Apr 2022 |
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Sears Tower ScopeStarted by Garribaldi , Yesterday, 01:45 PM |
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Classic Telescopes in TV, Hollywood and MoviesStarted by Terra Nova , 13 Dec 2012 |
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Cave Astrola Catalog in the Internet ArchiveStarted by Senex Bibax , 27 May 2022 |
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UT 9 inch refractorStarted by djgilley , 06 May 2022 |
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Bresser Pulsar 80/800Started by Astrojensen , 09 May 2022 |
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Vintage Telescope FindsStarted by CharlieB , 13 Aug 2020 |
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Takahashi FC-100 from Zen-UghStarted by Steve_M_M , 17 May 2022 |
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Unable to align secondary mirror to focuser tubeStarted by patrickt , 15 May 2022 |
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Old Scopes and Modern ImagingStarted by Bomber Bob , 07 Feb 2017 ccd, classic, equipment, imaging
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What did you do to your Scope/Mount Today?Started by orion61 , 06 Jan 2015 |
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Scope 2534 box helpStarted by mikerepp , 23 May 2022 |
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you inherit a questar but aren't crazy about CATsStarted by rob1986 , 23 May 2022 |
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Eyepieces in Sears TelescopesStarted by deSitter , 24 May 2022 |
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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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Astrosystems of LutonStarted by Drumgar , 28 Apr 2020 |
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Celestron C5 RegistryStarted by Masvingo , 19 Feb 2015 |
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Classic APO'sStarted by Defenderslideguitar , 11 Nov 2021 |
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Fungus!Started by jragsdale , 16 May 2022 |
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6" reflector- Does anyone know what this is?Started by Maxtrixbass , 02 May 2022 |
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Fungus removing questionStarted by LukaszLu , 06 Mar 2021 |
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Broken finder bracket, what to do?Started by BKSo , 24 May 2022 |
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Celestron C90 RegistryStarted by Masvingo , 23 May 2018 |
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C90 mfg Date from Serial Number?Started by NinePlanets , 24 May 2022 |
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Orange C90Started by SouthernOracle , 15 May 2014 |
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1.25 Thread-ON Eyepiece Holder for Classic RefractorsStarted by Chuck Hards , 24 Aug 2020 |
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MiscellanyStarted by clamchip , 29 Sep 2013 |
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The Ozarks Unitron Model 160Started by jragsdale , 17 May 2022 |
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Tiny Tak Fan ThreadStarted by Bomber Bob , 09 Sep 2020 classic, equipment, refractor
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Almost NOS Meade 7" MCT LX50Started by tim53 , 10 May 2022 |
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Vintage Brandon Astronomical Refractor and CaseStarted by kRIS wERTH , 21 May 2022 |
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Celestron C8 RegistryStarted by Masvingo , 06 Jan 2013 |
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Meade 8 inch LX 50 soft imageStarted by midwestastronomer , 19 Oct 2021 |
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2007 Meade DS-2114 w/Autostar no power need helpStarted by philzfan , 15 May 2022 |
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Lens for Jason 313 DiscovererStarted by hvnla1 , 20 May 2022 |
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This Edmund reflector - A fixer-upper?Started by zakry3323 , 22 Oct 2021 |
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Picked up a Sears 6345 refractor completeStarted by D_talley , 05 Oct 2020 |
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Meade LX5 8" SCT - Play in RA assemblyStarted by tiennou74 , 18 May 2022 Meade, Mount
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Going to pick up my Sears 2426 this week!Started by Rick-T137 , 19 May 2022 |
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Cave Mirror RegistryStarted by PiSigma , 26 Feb 2011 |
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assembling a classic scope (meade 8800) from scrapStarted by rob1986 , 18 Jan 2022 |
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Replacement material for Astroscan metal baseStarted by Gil V , 15 May 2022 |
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The first classic telescope you ever saw in personStarted by grif 678 , 20 Dec 2021 |
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I was gifted a Meade 826Started by Bob-1000 , 12 May 2022 |
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