By the way, here is a link to Rod's online book:
http://skywatch.brainiac.com/used/used_sct.pdf
Well worth the read if you have ever owned or been interested in an SCT.
Pete
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From: sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org [mailto:sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org] On
Behalf Of Peter Santangeli
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 8:20 PM
To: 'The Astronomy Connection'
Subject: RE: [TAC] a bit of nostalgia up for auction on Astromart: a C10
Indeed. I'd missed that bit. I've always fancied owning an old 60's
Celestron some day.... but not THAT one.
Pete
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From: sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org [mailto:sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org] On
Behalf Of Ivor Barker
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 7:10 PM
To: 'The Astronomy Connection'
Subject: RE: [TAC] a bit of nostalgia up for auction on Astromart: a C10
Crack? Man that's a mess
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org [mailto:sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org] On
> Behalf Of P T Chambers
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 6:29 PM
> To: The Astronomy Connection
> Subject: Re: [TAC] a bit of nostalgia up for auction on Astromart: a C10
>
> Nice is in the eye of the beholder. If you read the description, the
> orginal corrector was broken out. It has a replacement that has a radial
> crack and a chip.
>
> It does seem to have the 3 screw focusing system.
>
> ---------
> Phil Chambers [ptchamb-at-svpal.org] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, peter wrote:
>
> >
> > Rod Molisse (I think...) has an excellent online PDF book (about 100
> pages) on
> > the history of Celestron and Meade cat's. I don't remember saying they
> had bad
> > optics - actually they were far more "hand built" and some had some
> extra
> > features like collimatable primaries, and 3-screw primary focusing
> systems.
> >
> > Probably a nice scope.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:07:57 -0800 (PST), Paul Sterngold wrote
> >> Unfortunately, I have heard that the early Celestrons had
> >> questionable optics. But that might not affect its collectible value.
> >>
> >> Paul S.
> >>
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