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[starman876]

Time for some Unitron pictures

 

[SpikeFalcon]

Allll right! My early 1970s Model 114 OTA, complete with piggyback camera rig, tube counterweight, original finder, and Unitron eyepieces. Not a mark on it. Super sharp optics. The scope is on display in the living room, but does get used for the Moon, planets, and double stars. Just looking at it makes me feel good! 

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[Kasmos]

I'm sort of a small time Unitron collector.

 

Circa 1957 62mm 114

 

A couple of spare 114 mounts

 

Circa '1957-58 128 mount that I restored.

I still need to finish the counterweight bar and get a weight for it.

 

Plus a couple of sets of legs for the above mounts

 

Then there's the ongoing Pseudotron Project

[starman876]

Someone may have a new counterweight bar

[CHASLX200]

My mint M152 in 1988 i got it in 1986 and was made in 1960 and came with Clave eyepieces. All for a silly $300. Scope sat in the boxes for over 20 years.  Whatever was in the boxes was so strong it would make your nose and eyes melt/ I tried to air them out for 2 years and could never get that stuff out.  Lens was fogged some and sent it to U in 1987 for cleaning for $150. M13 just looked great in a dark sky.

Dob next to it was a 8" F/4 coma monster.

 

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[deSitter]

Time for some Unitron pictures

 

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That thing is magnificent! I would have that at arm's reach all the time. Just to play with

 

-drl

[SpikeFalcon]

I love the Satellite telescope. I have a February 1959 issue of Sky and Telescope that has a full page ad for it on the back cover. $75! Thanks for sharing.

[SpikeFalcon]

Looking at all these Unitron scopes is like looking at a litter of puppies. I want them all!

[CHASLX200]

3" RFT i got in 1988. Not sure when it was made.

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[starman876]

Will try and post a new pic each day. Appreciate the comments and the unitron pics you all will share

[starman876]

3" RFT i got in 1988. Not sure when it was made.

Do you still have these unitrons?

[CHASLX200]

Too sperled to spend what peeps are asking today on these U's. I got lucky on mine before things went nuts.

[CHASLX200]

Do you still have these unitrons?

No. I made a killing on the 4" in 1988 and traded the 3" RFT for God knows what in 1990.  I think the ad is in the Starry mess for the 4" that i placed.

Edited by CHASLX200, 17 September 2024 - 07:03 PM.

[deSitter]

My mint M152 in 1988 i got it in 1986 and was made in 1960 and came with Clave eyepieces. All for a silly $300. Scope sat in the boxes for over 20 years.  Whatever was in the boxes was so strong it would make your nose and eyes melt/ I tried to air them out for 2 years and could never get that stuff out.  Lens was fogged some and sent it to U in 1987 for cleaning for $150. M13 just looked great in a dark sky.

Dob next to it was a 8" F/4 coma monster.

Maybe try keeping something and taking care of it. i will never sell my Meade 127ED. I love that scope. I don't care if other scopes are better. They aren't that much better to replace my pride of ownership.

 

-drl

[DreamWeaver]

Here’s my small collection. Nothing fancy, just the three 114’s.  From left to right, ~55-56, ~58-59, and ~59-65.  The center one is missing the mount box and leg box, and I was able to clean it up and get it a lot whiter since this photo was taken.

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[starman876]

Here’s my small collection. Nothing fancy, just the three 114’s.  From left to right, ~55-56, ~58-59, and ~59-65.  The center one is missing the mount box and leg box, and I was able to clean it up and get it a lot whiter since this photo was taken.

beautiful collection

[starman876]

 

Unitron 131 folded 75mm refractor

 

 

 

 

[jgraham]

5" f/16 Unitron 510 at the Cincinnati Observatory's ScopeOut 2024...

 

 

 

[jgraham]

4" f/15 Unitron 155 at John Bryan State Park for the International Observe the Moon Night...

 

 

Nothing draws a line quite like a Unitron pointing skyward on a beautiful moonlit night...

 

 

[JonH]

Do Polarexes count? Still working on this one's mount.

 

Clear skies

 

Jon

 

[Don W]

Do these count? All Unitron except for the lenses, made by Roland Christen.

 

Brandon 94s

 

[starman876]

Do these count? All Unitron except for the lenses, made by Roland Christen.

 

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of course they  count.  What I call a fancy Unitron

[starman876]

Do Polarexes count? Still working on this one's mount.

 

Clear skies

 

Jon

 

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of course they count.  All made by Nihon Seiko until they closed their doors.  

[starman876]

5" f/16 Unitron 510 at the Cincinnati Observatory's ScopeOut 2024...

 

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beautiful scope

[Werckmeister]

Some hardware

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