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[CHASLX200]

Worse , worse and worse as the size went up.

[starman876]

Worse , worse and worse as the size went up.

We have heard the rumor.   

[starman876]

Looked at the 4" meade I have. It's a 4" F9. Does that ring any bells?

[CHASLX200]

Looked at the 4" meade I have. It's a 4" F9. Does that ring any bells?

Need pics mick.

[starman876]

Need pics mick.

patience young lad. Patience before you go mad

[CHASLX200]

patience young lad. Patience before you go mad

I am off to bed.

[Kasmos]

Thanks!  Those are the first -- TOWAs.  The MIZARs must've come in around 1995??

 

FYI:  In my years on ZEN, I haven't seen a white or off-white MIZAR 4" F10...

Meade was selling blue Towas and blue Mizars in 1985

 

Towa= Observer Series

Mizar= Proffessional series

 

https://www.cloudyni...owa/?p=13510198

 

The little Mizar 277 was being offered to compete with Celestron's CO-62 Cometron back then as well. (Halley)

Edited by Kasmos, 19 February 2025 - 09:56 PM.

[starman876]

here is a pic of the lens. It is an excellent lens.   

 

 

Edited by starman876, 19 February 2025 - 10:32 PM.

[CHASLX200]

Need a OTA pic. That cell mel don't look like anything Meade sold in 1986.

Edited by CHASLX200, 20 February 2025 - 06:57 AM.

[starman876]

Need a OTA pic. That cell mel don't look like anything Meade sold in 1986.

the OTA is a home built scope.   Only the cell is Meade.  I was hoping someone would recognize the cell.  Could not have been many F9 4" refractors. 

[deSitter]

the OTA is a home built scope.   Only the cell is Meade.  I was hoping someone would recognize the cell.  Could not have been many F9 4" refractors. 

The only 4" Meade achromats I know of are the 440 series from the 70s - f/15 - and the 400 series from the 80s, which were f/10.

 

-drl

[KevH]

Meade offered a 4" f9 achromat in the early to mid 90s.  White tube and made in Taiwan.  Here's a thread discussing the Bresser branded version but Meade definitely sold a white tube versions in the mid 90s.  I remember because my first scope, a Meade 4500 reflector, was part of the same series and I really wanted the refractor but couldn't afford it.

 

https://www.cloudyni...e-102920-achro/

 

Edited to add:  The scope that was associated with the same series as my 4500 was likely a 90mm refractor.  The 102 ACHRO I'm thinking of, and linked above, was sold with the LXD500 mount.  Not much info out there but they did exist.

 

https://www.cloudyni...-lxd-500-mount/

Edited by KevH, 20 February 2025 - 10:59 AM.

[Terra Nova]

I am off to bed.

Wow! 8 O'clock! That is with the chickens! I haven't gone to bed that early since I was 7!

[starman876]

Meade offered a 4" f9 achromat in the early to mid 90s.  White tube and made in Taiwan.  Here's a thread discussing the Bresser branded version but Meade definitely sold a white tube versions in the mid 90s.  I remember because my first scope, a Meade 4500 reflector, was part of the same series and I really wanted the refractor but couldn't afford it.

 

https://www.cloudyni...e-102920-achro/

 

Edited to add:  The scope that was associated with the same series as my 4500 was likely a 90mm refractor.  The 102 ACHRO I'm thinking of, and linked above, was sold with the LXD500 mount.  Not much info out there but they did exist.

 

https://www.cloudyni...-lxd-500-mount/

interesting.   When I used the scope I had it in Saturn and it was sharp as a tack.  I need to replace the thick tube with something lighter.  Reminds me of a fence post.  It is 1/8" thick aluminum.  

[CHASLX200]

Wow! 8 O'clock! That is with the chickens! I haven't gone to bed that early since I was 7!

I was gonna watch TV. I just start to die out as soon as i get off the puter and watch TV . Most times i go to sleep at 915 and out and then awake by 2 am and ready to go full bore. I never view after sundown anymore really.