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Classic 6" f10 on Magnusson mount

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#26 CHASLX200

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Posted 04 June 2024 - 06:01 PM

Starliner mount like mine. Could be the 1.75".

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Posted 13 February 2025 - 02:01 PM

I have a classic 6" f10 refractor - and it came on an original Magnusson heavy duty mount.

I asked The gentleman I got it from who was in his 80s if he could tell me about the scope.  The OTA was one of 5 made by a professor down in Florida  - he though his name might have been "John Shagowski" but he really wasn't sure on the spelling. 

When I asked about the mount, he said it was a Magnusson heavy duty mount.  Then - he pulled out a stack of 1960s / 70s Sky and Telescope magazines and flipped right to the add he used to get the mount.  That was pretty darn cool.

 

He apparently got the drives and drive controller / corrector from Paul Rini. 

 

He also had a picture of when he won an award in the 1950s for his 6" telescope he made with Edmund mirrors and such, and he had all those parts in a box.  Also got a 10" and a 12.5" F8 mirror and a 12.5" f6 reflector on a beast of a mount.

 

He was a true gentleman -  pretty darn cool.

I bought one of John's 6" F10 refractors.  Was a beautiful scope.  Looks like the one you posted a picture.   Have no clue where the scope is now that was 30 years ago.




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