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.
Royal Astro 4" f10 Newt rebuild...Started by Kokatha man , 26 Jan 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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Long focus 8” NewtStarted by torana68 , 29 Feb 2020 |
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found a meade schmidt-cassagrain model 2080 Craigslist $75Started by lonn , 25 Mar 2020 |
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Old C90 needs a kickStarted by boyd , 26 Mar 2020 |
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A dilemmaStarted by Senex Bibax , 30 Dec 2019 |
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Televue Genesis-It's Snowing in Austin TexasStarted by Steve_M_M , 23 Mar 2020 |
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Vixen 120s 5 elementsStarted by Marcus Roman , 25 Nov 2019 |
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FinallyStarted by Gil V , 21 Feb 2020 |
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The Cleanstoration of a Mizar SP-68R (68/1000mm)Started by Kasmos , 28 Feb 2020 |
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Celestron CO-62 Objective lens removalStarted by patrickt , 23 Mar 2020 |
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Fork mount powerStarted by boyd , 02 Mar 2020 |
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Parks OpticalStarted by deSitter , 12 Dec 2017 |
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Acquired a Meade 826 (I think)Started by Guy Earle , 22 Mar 2020 |
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Old Prinz 330 help wantedStarted by Kiwi Nige , 17 Mar 2020 |
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Which classic eyepieces do you like bestStarted by starman876 , 12 Jun 2018 |
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Brass Mogey 5" f18 D&G refractorStarted by Tyson M , 22 Mar 2020 |
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Need help to id this eyepieceStarted by photiost , 21 Mar 2020 |
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Lafayette Arcturus (Mod F-385) 76mm-910mm f/12Started by Stew44 , 08 Apr 2017 |
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Intes MK-63 HelpStarted by havesomepham , 19 Mar 2020  catadioptric, classic, equipment and 2 more...
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Is This Really a Unitron?Started by KidOrion , 23 Dec 2019 |
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Where to find a Dec Cord for AccuTrack 4000 Dual Axis ControllerStarted by PaulEK , 18 Oct 2018 |
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Classic Telescopes at NEAFStarted by GoodAsh , 21 Jan 2020 |
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New to forum, just found a "Tasco 152x" scopeStarted by DIYDarren , 12 Mar 2020 |
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Celestron Powerstar 4 migration to AVX MountStarted by billjackson , 20 Mar 2020 Celestron, mount, SCT, tripod
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Classic Telescopes in TV, Hollywood and MoviesStarted by Terra Nova , 13 Dec 2012 |
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Manually focused Meade DS-2090 ...Started by Piaget , 19 Mar 2020 |
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Early Unitron findStarted by PawPaw , 14 Mar 2020 |
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Old Scopes and Modern ImagingStarted by Bomber Bob , 07 Feb 2017 ccd, classic, equipment, imaging
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44mm Quick Change adaptor for TelementorStarted by gmac1146 , 31 Mar 2016 |
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A couple of old achro refractorsStarted by tedkord1968 , 16 Mar 2020 |
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Time for a new game.Started by Terra Nova , 10 Mar 2020 |
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Another reason for downsizingStarted by grif 678 , 08 Mar 2020 |
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Ideas for remedying tight RA brake in Tasco 10TE mountStarted by Pete W , 16 Mar 2020 |
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We are going to have lots of time for restorationsStarted by starman876 , 15 Mar 2020 |
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Identify this Celestron scopeStarted by phobos2 , 15 Mar 2020 |
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happy hour waitingStarted by apfever , 11 Mar 2020 |
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Need help identifying this C8 Celestron specific model?Started by ssagerian , 13 Mar 2020 |
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Stories about CN Meetups......Mine-A Meet Up with Russell SmithStarted by Steve_M_M , 08 Mar 2020 |
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