Tasco 60mm

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Tasco 60mm

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I have a Tasco 99vr being shipped right now as a companion for my Tasco 9vr and Celestron C- 60 Cometron scopes. I want to do a little comparison between them all. Does anyone have anything to say about the 99vr model ? I love these small yet excellent performing, well built, solid refractors.
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I'm looking forward to your reports. In my teen years I observed with a 60mm tasco refractor from the light polluted skies of Minneapolis. I cut my teeth on that little bugger, seeing Comet Kohoutek, a bunch of brighter Messier objects, and all the planets out to Saturn. That was long time ago, and I sometimes would like to have that old scope back to see what I can snag from my now Bortle 3 skies as a far older and WAY more experienced observer.
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They were decent scopes, had one many years ago, I think I sold it to fund an 80mm Sears.
I will be looking forward to your report :)
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I'd love one of those! I have more than a few old Tasco's myself. That would be a fun scope at f/5 for sure. I took a Tasco 55VTE (click-stop focuser model) Towa objective and put it in a cut-down Celestron 60mm tube; comes in at f/6 and makes for a sharp little scope. I hope to hear more from you on it! :D

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My almost matching pair, the 9vr left and 99vr right. The 9vr has a slightly better build quality but both are very solid and the glass looks great. They are sitting there twitching to be compared and I might even throw in the Celestron CO-62 for good meaesure, an added check, lol.
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Years ago I owned a great little telescope similar to these: the Meade #277 Comet Seeker 60mm f/5 refractor! I was really surprised how much I could see in that little telescope. I'm sorry I ever got rid of it, big mistake! If your scope is anything like mine was, it's a keeper. Here's a photo of one (not mine):
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