Scopes Please 2

This is taken at our club's observatory, with the roof rolled off.
My 12.5 f/6 Starsplitter and a Stellarvue 102 f/6 EDT.

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Here is my Celestron Nexstar 9.25 GPS scope. As you can see it is on a equatorial wedge I bought second hand from a friend. It already had all the upgrades, and it works great. I use the Celestron Off Axis Radial guider, and Meade illuminated reticle eyepiece to guide a Canon Digital Rebel DSLR body. I also sometimes use the Rebel piggyback. I also had an issue with the Telrad double sided tape, and turned to Velcro brand straps. Holds pretty tight, only minor adjustments are needed when I hit my first alignment star.

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My 16" f/3.75 dob, just finished.

Had first 'competent' light experience last night (meaning, first time I could actually point, collimate, etc. -- first light saw unworkable mounting, impossible navigation and misaligned optics).

Actually it's a newt-cass (f/18 in cassegrain mode), but until I resolve all the mounting issues with the cassegrain fork it's an f/3.75 dob. 8) Yeah I know the struts look crude but what can I say -- I'm not an artiste, I'm a hack.

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My scope after a nite of work
FSQ-105, NJP, ST2000XM, & FLI CFW-1 at
Anza, CA

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How about a 60's vintage, made in Japan, J.C. Penny's 60mm alt/az refractor? It's in excellent shape and has surprisingly good optics...although the eyepieces are less than terrific!

Walter

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Was that 2 Scopes Please or Scopes Please 2?

Dave Mitsky

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Here is a Sears Discoverer Model 6333-A 60mm f/15 equatorial refractor. Typical of Japanese refractors of the 60's and 70's, it is of surprisingly good quality and well equipped, as well. It came with a 6x30 finder, hardwood tripod, sun screen, illuminated accessory tray, sun and moon filters, barlow, and four eyepieces. I disassembled the focuser and the mount, cleaned and relubed them with white lithium grease. Thanks for looking!

Walter

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This is a 60s vintage Japanese-made Tasco refractor on a very nice EQ mount. The scope itself is a 60mm f/16.7 refractor with a collimatable lens cell which is equipped with a nifty metal lens cap sporting a little handle. the finder is a decent 6x30 unit which also has a metal lens cap painted to match the scope. The mount has engraved setting circles, substantial castings, and finely machined parts. Both the mount and the focuser still move smoothly after forty years. The scope came equipped with a sucscreen, a 3x barlow, three eyepieces, and an erect image porro prism. It all packs away into a solid hardwood cabinet. After nearly forty years, it is in very nice shape with a few light scratches on the OTA and tripod legs, and a bit of paint flaking off of the mount. All in all, it is still a very handsome scope!

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I just finished this scope. Its a 16" dob with a 3" mirror. That is why i needed the wheel and handles to make easy transport. I will keep the mirror in the mirror box. I have a ramp for my truck so loading/unloading is pretty easy. Not the prettiest but the images are very good

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