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On Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 9:28:55 PM UTC-6, wrote:
I was curious to know whether or not any members own Starliner telescopes. I have a 10" f/6 model on a German T Equatorial mount. I bought it secondhand in the early 1980s. I was told it is a 1976 model. I is a beautiful instrument and has been my primary scope since I bought it. Vince Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ I currently (5/26/2017)have a 10" F/6.7 on a 1 3/4" mount. The mount is better than theCave mounts of the era. Dec and RA have ball bearings. I madea basic Dec. fine knob control. The optics are diffraction limited - that is to say good seeing allows 500X easily. SHeldon |
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On Sunday, 28 May 2017 00:28:17 UTC-4, wrote:
On Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 9:28:55 PM UTC-6, wrote: I was curious to know whether or not any members own Starliner telescopes. I have a 10" f/6 model on a German T Equatorial mount. I bought it secondhand in the early 1980s. I was told it is a 1976 model. I is a beautiful instrument and has been my primary scope since I bought it. Vince Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ I currently (5/26/2017)have a 10" F/6.7 on a 1 3/4" mount. The mount is better than theCave mounts of the era. Dec and RA have ball bearings. I madea basic Dec. fine knob control. The optics are diffraction limited - that is to say good seeing allows 500X easily. SHeldon I used one of their 10" mounts for a 5" f/15 refractor, it worked very well.. |
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RichA wrote:
On Sunday, 28 May 2017 00:28:17 UTC-4, wrote: On Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 9:28:55 PM UTC-6, wrote: I was curious to know whether or not any members own Starliner telescopes. I have a 10" f/6 model on a German T Equatorial mount. I bought it secondhand in the early 1980s. I was told it is a 1976 model. I is a beautiful instrument and has been my primary scope since I bought it. Vince Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ I currently (5/26/2017)have a 10" F/6.7 on a 1 3/4" mount. The mount is better than theCave mounts of the era. Dec and RA have ball bearings. I madea basic Dec. fine knob control. The optics are diffraction limited - that is to say good seeing allows 500X easily. SHeldon I used one of their 10" mounts for a 5" f/15 refractor, it worked very well. ETX 125? |
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On Monday, 29 May 2017 11:11:43 UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:
RichA wrote: On Sunday, 28 May 2017 00:28:17 UTC-4, wrote: On Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 9:28:55 PM UTC-6, wrote: I was curious to know whether or not any members own Starliner telescopes. I have a 10" f/6 model on a German T Equatorial mount. I bought it secondhand in the early 1980s. I was told it is a 1976 model. I is a beautiful instrument and has been my primary scope since I bought it. Vince Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ I currently (5/26/2017)have a 10" F/6.7 on a 1 3/4" mount. The mount is better than theCave mounts of the era. Dec and RA have ball bearings. I madea basic Dec. fine knob control. The optics are diffraction limited - that is to say good seeing allows 500X easily. SHeldon I used one of their 10" mounts for a 5" f/15 refractor, it worked very well. ETX 125? No, it was a refractor which uses lenses, the ETX 125 is a mirror telescope, a catadioptric Maksutov. |
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