I'd forgotten about this thread... Nice scopes! I notice the pic for my old Tasco is missing. A word of advice: Do not let your not-so-nice nephew use your computer, especially if
TSS is still up and you're signed in... :flame:
Anyways, a repost of that and a few others:
My '61 12TE Tasco
f/11.6 and the proof it's a '61:
A Jason 80mm
f/15 and a Sears 60mm
f/11.6:
My '97 Celestron C80-HD at
f/11.4 on its CG4. This was the last C80 made that had Vixen optics, and made the year before Tasco bought Celestron :eek:
On the same mount rides my orange tube Celestron by Vixen, bought as an
OTA only. One of the first, if not the first, model of C80 made. Dates from the early '80's. I see why they are legendary
And for good measure, my CG4 also takes a Vixen 70mm A70LF at
f/12.8. My only complaint about this scope is the focuser; all plastic. I really need to find a better one...
And last (I think) is my "Towatron", the combination of an objective from a Tasco 55VTE and a cut down Celestron 60mm Astromaster LT tube that comes in at
f/7.
The cap on the dew shield is actually the lid from a goldfish container; Celestron orange
I really do like Japanese glass
All the best,