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Vintage All Around Us!

Discussion in 'General Astronomy Chat' started by gustavo_sanchez, Sep 15, 2015.

Vintage All Around Us!

Started by gustavo_sanchez on Sep 15, 2015 at 4:24 AM

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  1. gustavo_sanchez

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    gustavo_sanchez, Sep 15, 2015
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    It looks like almost everybody in this site has an antique/vintage scope (at least the most prolific posters). Now I have seen so many gorgeous vintage scopes that I want one too! :p
     
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    KeithF, Sep 15, 2015
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    I was hoping you were talking about our scopes and not how old some of us are. :D

    And be careful. It's hard to stop after the first one!!! ;)
     
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    clintwhitman, Sep 15, 2015
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    Telescope restoration and collecting can be very gratifying. When you get done with one you feel like you saved something for the future, plus you get to use maybe a rare and wonderful piece of equipment.
     
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    Turk, Sep 15, 2015
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    I have Old and New. I like the . . . Classics.
     
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    gustavo_sanchez, Sep 17, 2015
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    Well, I don't really know much about older scopes, just a few brands like Unitron, Tasco, Celestron, Meade... sorry my ignorance! Do you know which could be an "affordable first vintage scope" if such thing even exists?
     
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    LewC, Sep 17, 2015
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    I consider myself to be vintage...and getting more vintage every passing day!:D
     
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    Frank Dutton, Nov 30, 2015
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    I picked up an older Vixen Custom 80mm F11 achromatic refractor of ebay, 0.925'' ep's and the old gold lable. Not sure how old it is, but it is a keeper, will make a lovely planetary/lunar/solar scope.
     
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    george, Nov 30, 2015
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    Thats a great page thanks for sharing. I may need to reach out to this person when I get around to updating our database with additional telescopes and including the manuals. Luckily he looks to be a local and @LewC may know him personally :)
     
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    LewC, Nov 30, 2015
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    Yes I do, George. Robert Provin is the creator of the telescope catalog and manual website. (I contributed a couple of catalogs.) Robert is a retired geographer/cartographer and college professor. In the 1970s or 1980s he co-authored an excellent book on astrophotography. He owns a number of modern and vintage scopes.

    Robert is a heck of a nice guy with a subtle sense of humor. Here's a picture I took of him at a Mt. Pinos star party 9 years ago. (You should be able to recognize me by my shadow at the bottom of the picture.)


    Star Party - Pinos - Bob Provin - 1.jpg
     
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