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.
Classic Edmund Astroscan 2001 SERIAL NUMBER REGISTRY -- Add Your Info HereStarted by DLuders , 14 Apr 2018  classic, reflector
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Meade Starfinder 10"Started by lowroller21 , 11 Apr 2020 |
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Trobleshooting a Cave 12.5" declination driveStarted by John Higbee , 07 Sep 2020 |
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Celestron C90 RegistryStarted by Masvingo , 23 May 2018 |
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Sometimes you JUST GET LUCKY!Started by orion61 , 02 Sep 2020 |
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Celestron Comet CatcherStarted by shootingsta98 , 03 Apr 2020 |
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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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" Maybe we need a thread with pictures of scopes stored in there cases. ;) " (DreamWeaver) KeithStarted by TOM KIEHL , 03 Feb 2017 |
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1.25" Thread-on Eyepiece Holders for Classic RefractorsStarted by Chuck Hards , 24 Aug 2020 |
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Telescope repairStarted by D4rcy , 20 Oct 2019 |
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Vintage Meade 80mm/1200mmStarted by Chris MN , 05 Sep 2020 |
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6" Tinsley Saturn Cassegrain RestoreStarted by Bomber Bob , 23 Mar 2015 |
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Eyepieces for the PZO T50x70 maksutov telescopeStarted by Bagwell , 13 Mar 2019 |
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Vixen 102M vs ED102SSStarted by vineyard , 02 Sep 2020 |
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Swift 821 FocusingStarted by DouglasPaul , 03 Sep 2020 |
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Polaroscope 60mm x 910mm scoreStarted by Senex Bibax , 05 Sep 2020 |
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Scopeout Cincinnati ObservatoryStarted by steve t , 29 Aug 2018 |
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Jaegers - Read a newspaper at fifty feet by candle-light?Started by BillB9430 , 05 Sep 2020 |
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Drive CorrectorsStarted by rolo , 09 Mar 2018 |
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Question about Vixen 80L FinderscopeStarted by patrickt , 04 Sep 2020 |
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Repairing Edmund Astroscan FocuserStarted by Steve_M_M , 07 Apr 2020 |
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nishimura telescopesStarted by starman876 , 04 Sep 2020 |
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French Classics: Manent and SecretanStarted by Disciplus55 , 31 Oct 2019 |
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The Telescope Room - A Little StoryStarted by Matty S , 26 Aug 2020 |
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Meade LX6 10" F/6.3Started by ericbberg , 09 Aug 2020 |
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Vintage Scope Diversification StrategyStarted by DIYDarren , 02 Sep 2020 |
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Parks Optical 1” mountStarted by 34Crewboat , 30 Jul 2020 |
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Celestron C22Started by starman876 , 24 Aug 2020 |
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What was it like observing in the 60’s?Started by Daniel Mounsey , 19 Oct 2018 |
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Redemption of the 4 inch Criterion Dynascope DeluxeStarted by ktran , 31 Aug 2020 |
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Manual for Sears Model 4 6331 ?Started by shkeller55 , 26 Aug 2020 |
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Cork ring in Criterion RV-6 driveStarted by Jim Davis , 29 Aug 2020 |
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Lohmann Brothers 9-inch refractor originally at Parsons CollegeStarted by JWBriggs , 08 Mar 2019 classic, equipment, mount, optics and 1 more...
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Astonishing what is avail today used as near scrap vs. 1970'sStarted by RichA , 01 Sep 2020 |
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Craigslist, eBay and other vintage, classic telescope adsStarted by CharlieB , 31 Jul 2020 |
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Long Journey to new home for Royal Astro 76mmStarted by astrobeast , 29 Aug 2020 |
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Twilight for My Classic ScopesStarted by pdxmoon , 30 Aug 2020 |
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The Ohio "$10" Edmund 4" f/15 from FacebookStarted by ryanr256 , 03 Jul 2020 |
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Polaroscope Part IIStarted by LDW47 , 19 Jun 2020 |
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SPIE 2020 lecture on classic telescopes and related stuffStarted by JWBriggs , 30 Aug 2020 classic, observatory, optics and 3 more...
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Need help with a classic ETX90-RAStarted by paul m schofield , 27 Aug 2020 |
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Bushnell Sky Chief JrStarted by Goodnyte , 29 Aug 2020 |
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Vintage AP ScopesStarted by Derek Wong , 01 Oct 2016 |
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Unitron Folded refractorsStarted by starman876 , 29 Aug 2020 |
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Is this a high-price ‘classic’ gimmick?Started by Terra Nova , 29 Aug 2020 |
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Lube for vintage draw tubesStarted by Bonco2 , 26 Aug 2020 |
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Vixen 80L parts availability ?Started by patrickt , 23 Aug 2020 |
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Meade LX200 8" helpStarted by oleg16 , 27 Aug 2020 |
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1970s Orange Celestron C8Started by Cosmic_Lox , 28 Jul 2020 |
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Another RV-6 added to my collectionStarted by MitchK , 23 Aug 2020 |
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