Looks fantastic !!

Royal Astro 76.2; Unitron killer? - big surprise (or not)
#51
Posted 15 November 2021 - 09:39 PM
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#53
Posted 16 November 2021 - 09:00 AM
After last night's short observing session of the moon with my vintage Towa 339 80mm f15 refractor, I KNOW it's definitely a keeper for sure!! The snap to focus on this long achromat is just as good as the modern day apos I've had and I'm loving the generous depth of focus too!!!
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#54
Posted 16 November 2021 - 08:06 PM
Almost there.. ...the Finder is yet to be done.
I would prefer a 1.25 Baader Diagonal ( don't have any 1.25 Diagonals ) ...so the 2" Diagonal will have to do for now.
2 different Baader Adapters make up the conversion to 1.25 eyepieces............You need Baader part # 1508039 and Baader part # 2956214. That's it..... ( that's the way I did it anyway using Baader Components )
Col...
Edited by Colin exraaf, 16 November 2021 - 08:46 PM.
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#57
Posted 18 November 2021 - 01:03 AM
I like the color. What's the story behind the two part tubing?
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#58
Posted 18 November 2021 - 06:02 PM
I have no idea. Bought it like this and the seller did not know either.
The tube is perfectly straight and the collimation is spot on,
Here it is at a Pubic event:
Edited by photiost, 18 November 2021 - 06:10 PM.
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#59
Posted 18 November 2021 - 06:06 PM
Very nice.
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#60
Posted 18 November 2021 - 08:26 PM
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#62
Posted 19 November 2021 - 07:17 PM
About 5 to 5.5 inches will get it going fine. The extensions that come with some other scopes like the tasco 9vr and the early Mayflower branded A.P.L. will work.
With the plumbing you have you may be able to use something from those manufacturers.
Russ
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#63
Posted 02 January 2025 - 06:16 AM
Hello everyone
I own an Astro Royal R73, 76.2/1400 Fd18.4 restored in 2019
I added an Add-On option for the new year
The images are extremely sharp and the sharpness is magnificent, the contrast is striking on Jupiter
It is the best in quality of my entire collection
A rare glasses to find in France
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#65
Posted 17 June 2025 - 03:11 PM
Actually, I just finished my homemade variant of the RA 76.2 (based on a SYW objective so I presume it is the same thing optically) - see the last part of the page. I do confirm that sharpness of the images I get is indeed amazing:
Edited by JurjenK, 17 June 2025 - 03:20 PM.
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