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Posted 15 April 2007 - 04:38 PM

This will be an ongoing thread to provide a central location for the most useful information in this forum. Although this thread will be locked and "read only" to reduce chatter, I am open to all suggestions regarding what should be linked here. Feel free to post in the forum or PM me with links, suggestions, corrections, etc.

 

Post a Picture of Your Classic Telescope- with or without you!

 

https://www.cloudyni...or-without-you/

 

Tips on How to Not See Posts by a Specific Forum Participant

 

https://www.cloudyni...-a-users-posts/

 

Tips on How to Post a Shortened Link

 

https://www.cloudyni...shortened-link/
 

Using Vintage Eyepiece Sun Filters

 

https://www.cloudyni...ce-sun-filters/

Comprehensive List of Japanese Symbols -

 

https://www.cloudyni...panese +symbols

The Cloudy Nights Classic Scopes Photo Gallery -

Post photos of your classic scopes here and view photos posted by others. Comments are welcomed and encouraged.

https://www.cloudyni...sic-telescopes/

 

Goto Kogaku, Goto Optical on CN

 

https://www.cloudyni...n-cn/?p=8054226

 

A collection of Cloudy Nights threads related to Goto, their history, and products, as well as some relevant You Tube videos.

 

Celestron C90 Registry

 

https://www.cloudyni...n-c90-registry/

 

A place for C90 owners to add their serial number to the registry and discuss all things related to the C90.

 

Celestron C5 Registry

 

https://www.cloudyni...on-c5-registry/

 

A place for C5 owners to add their serial number to the registry and discuss all things related to the C5.

 

Celestron C8 Registry

 

https://www.cloudyni...n c8 registry

 

A place for C8 owners to add their serial number to the registry and discuss all things related to the C8

 

Swift Registry (Reboot)

 

https://www.cloudyni...egistry-reboot/

 

A thread for owners of the Takahashi-made Swifts (838, 839, 831) to add their serial numbers to the registry and discuss all things Swift.  

 

Bomber Bob's Vintage Japanese Telescope Registry

 

https://www.cloudyni...-latest-update/

 

A catch-all place to register your serial number for any classic Japanese scope, especially those without a dedicated registry already.  

 

Cave Telescope Mirror Registry

 

https://www.cloudyni...irror-registry/

 

For owners of Cave Astrola telescopes.

 

A Collection of Unitron Threads

 

https://www.cloudyni...nitron-threads/

 

Arguably the most iconic classic refractor of them all.

 

The Unitron History Project

 

https://www.unitronhistory.com/

 

Beautiful pictorial and company history.

 

Telescope Classics Wiki

 

https://wiki.telescopeclassics.com  

 

A growing collection of vintage telescope catalogs, brochures, and "how to's". This is a time capsule of scopes from days gone by - useful and entertaining.  This is the material formerly archived at Robert Provin's Classic Telescope Catalog site.

 

Some basic telescope math for new Classics owners

 

https://www.cloudyni...lassic-newbies/

 

JIS replacement screws and bolts,here and here.

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