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[jgraham]

My little cutey...

 

 

...a 40mm f/17.5 Unitron 127. Gorgeous little scope.

 

[mitsos68]

lets see who can identify this toy

Illuminated guider. I used it with fillar micrometer.

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[starman876]

Illuminated guider. I used it with fillar micrometer.

correct.  Now I always wondered how long  one had to sit to take a picture with this using an F15 scope.  

[Terra Nova]

correct.  Now I always wondered how long  one had to sit to take a picture with this using an F15 scope.  

Yes, especially considering it would have most likely been with conventional film. Even Tri-X would have been comparatively slow measured agains modern CCDs.

[mitsos68]

Imaging via 60/80/100 Astrograph. Guiding via the main refractor. Imaging moon and maybe sun, via main scope only via astro camera 220. This sounds reasonable.

Edited by mitsos68, 29 September 2024 - 11:11 PM.

[starman876]

Yes, especially considering it would have most likely been with conventional film. Even Tri-X would have been comparatively slow measured agains modern CCDs.

can't imagine imaging a galaxy or other deep space object.   Maybe  a planet.  However, over all the years I have only see a handful of pics taken by a unitron.  

 

https://www.google.c...s5NoPkf_uqA0_34

Edited by starman876, 29 September 2024 - 03:17 PM.

[deSitter]

can't imagine imaging a galaxy or other deep space object.   Maybe  a planet.  However, over all the years I have only see a handful of pics taken by a unitron.  

 

https://www.google.c...s5NoPkf_uqA0_34

I've never seen a DSO image made by that 220 camera (is that the right number?)

 

-drl

[jgraham]

I have taken quite a few pictures with my Unitron 142, 155, and 510 in their stock configuration using modern cameras and techniques. I can’t imagine ever imagining a deepsky object using the 220 camera. The sun, moon, and planets yes, deepsky objects, no.

[Don W]

Can we stick to Unitrons? 
 

Start a new thread for other brands!

[Jae]

Yes of course!

 

Also, show us your Meade 440 family scope!

 

-drl

Meades don't count so moved to new thread per moderator.

Edited by Jae, 02 October 2024 - 02:32 PM.

[combatdad]

Me at the controls of the Model 620, 6 inch Equatorial, at Rafes Urban Astronomy Center, Denton, Texas.  Belongs to the University of North Texas.

 

Dave

 

 

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[starman876]

Me at the controls of the Model 620, 6 inch Equatorial, at Rafes Urban Astronomy Center, Denton, Texas.  Belongs to the University of North Texas.

 

Dave

awesome picture Dave.  The 4" guide scope is a nice feature.

[jgraham]

That 620 looks amazing. I love your accounts of visiting various 6” Unitrons. Seeing these wonderful scopes is one thing, getting eyepiece time is another. Wonderful!

[combatdad]

First picture I took of my 1959 Unitron Model 114 (my first telescope)...found when we were cleaning out my childhood home in Pittsburgh following my Dad's passing.  Still have that scope!!

 

Dave

 

 

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