Started with a 60mm Refractor?

Wow... I'm surprised you had the time to build it, what with that
50-mile walk to school and back (uphill both ways, of course)
followed by the 10-hour shift down the mine. g

Did we grow up in the same town? You know an awful lot about my
childhood....

I had several toilet/kitchen/foil roll scopes too, but most of them
were zero magnification instruments, used predominantly for playing
pirates and such.

Ah yes, but my favorite was the submarine periscope made from two mirrors
and a tube for peeking around corners...and above the ocean surface when
submerged..

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Regards,

Eddie Trimarchi
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"Steve Maddison" wrote in message
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Eddie Trimarchi wrote:
60mm? What luxury! My first telescope (and I use the term
loosely now) was a Tasco 30x30mm. I recieved this scope as a
gift many years ago and

30mm? Luxury! I used to have a toilet roll with a magnifying
glass stuck to one end and then because nothing was in focus, I
had to imagine what the objects looked like!


Wow... I'm surprised you had the time to build it, what with that
50-mile walk to school and back (uphill both ways, of course)
followed by the 10-hour shift down the mine. g

I had several toilet/kitchen/foil roll scopes too, but most of them
were zero magnification instruments, used predominantly for playing
pirates and such.

--Steve