actually, there is one photo in the set that my son put there in error - probably to fill a space. It is the Halley's Comet image - this was taken by Barry...
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Marshall Musser
mrmusser@...
Jun 1, 2000 7:50 pm
It looks like about an RV6 size complete GEM with the legs, asking $50. Several people here have been looking for legs... here you go. Search on CRITERION...
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Elliott Rosselet
erosselet@...
Jun 5, 2000 3:21 am
1975 RV-6 for sale, not able to move easily to dark sky site, still in good condition although the clock drive needs to be made operational again. Asking...
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Marion Hakes
starfalcon@...
Jun 7, 2000 2:52 am
That was the comment of a 6 year-old when she seen the moon for the first time directly through a telescope, and that telescope was my own RV-6! How many...
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Edward J. Green
egreen@...
Jun 7, 2000 3:13 pm
I wrote to the group about a month ago concerning my efforts to restore or replace the motor for my clock drive. I am happy to report success, and I enclose...
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Romer, Jan
RomerJ@...
Jun 7, 2000 3:21 pm
what a beauty! Excellent job ... From: Edward J. Green [mailto:egreen@...] Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 11:14 AM To: dynascope@egroups.com ...
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Dan Bush
bushd@...
Jun 7, 2000 3:40 pm
Very Nice, Ed!! I have some black and white pics of mine at my web site. Sure do wish that I had the pier for mine. Anyone out there know where I could get...
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Garry Beckstrom
gfbeckst@...
Jun 7, 2000 4:59 pm
Looks like you did a beautiful job! Garry F. Beckstrom...
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Marshall Musser
mrmusser@...
Jun 7, 2000 8:54 pm
That looks great Ed. I have one I restored too. They look identical including the wrinkle blue finder. I just finished a 12" too. Built just like the 8 but.......
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Edward J. Green
egreen@...
Jun 8, 2000 12:14 am
Dan, I do not have large calipers, but with an engineering scale, the inside diameter of the pier looks to be 6.4 inches. If yours is on tripod legs, the...
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steamengrs@...
Jun 8, 2000 2:17 am
I have a 4 inch purchased in 1962. This was a improvement, being the first to have chrome plated tubular tripod. It is still in great shape. Jim Bryan...
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Eric James King
designs1@...
Jun 8, 2000 3:38 pm
Our four inch was purchased by my roommate's father in 1958(?). We still have the original shipping carton, though, now that I have repaire/restored the...
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Dan Bush
bushd@...
Jun 10, 2000 12:40 am
Thanks for the information, Ed. Looks like I'll probably make my own pier. Dan ... From: Edward J. Green <egreen@...> To: <dynascope@egroups.com> ...
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steamengrs@...
Jun 10, 2000 1:27 am
Eric, I also have the original shipping box for my 4 inch. Apparently, the cardboard boxes were the same high quality as the telescopes. I would like to see...
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plotnick
plotnick@...
Jun 12, 2000 1:44 am
My 4" came with an 18mm Huygenian, and 7 and 9 mm acromatic Ramsdens, for 65x, 130x, and 167x power. Best thing I ever did was get new eyepieces to use ...
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Astrotra@...
Jun 14, 2000 12:02 am
Anyone plan to attend Stellafane on July 28 &29? Ray...
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Marion Hakes
starfalcon@...
Jun 14, 2000 2:50 am
Hello! Just letting you know that I'm changing the e-mail address again! Effective next week it will be starfalcon@full_moon.com Also, starting Friday evening...
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steamengrs@...
Jun 14, 2000 12:46 pm
Roy, What would you recomend for upgrading eyepieces for the 4 inch? Jim...
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plotnick
plotnick@...
Jun 14, 2000 4:34 pm
... I've been very happy with my Orion Plossl. -Roy...
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Charles Maynard
boatmacman@...
Jun 14, 2000 11:29 pm
Yes, me! I've wanted to go since the late sixties when I built my first telescope. Also plan on stopping by Edmund Scientific on the way up! Charles Maynard ...
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Mark Libby
uvrehab@...
Jun 15, 2000 3:32 pm
... From: <Astrotra@...> To: <dynascope@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 8:02 PM Subject: [dynascope] Stellafane ... of dynascope users. Anyone...
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puterabbi@...
Jun 15, 2000 5:44 pm
Better call Edmund Scientific and make sure theyll be open when you pass thru. Theyve been known to close for the summer. Paul Teicher puterabbi@... NY and...
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Astrotra@...
Jun 16, 2000 12:09 am
Frank If you are a tinkerer, you may enjoy Edmund's back room. They fill bins full of unwanted items. Last week was the first time I had gone in about a...
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Astrotra@...
Jun 16, 2000 12:23 am
I have only gone twice. The club I am with set up under the trees-in different places-both times. Since I intend to bring my telescope this time, a clear sky...
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Bob & Valerie Goff
goffaxe@...
Jun 16, 2000 2:27 am
It is really apparent that you romanticists out there are unable to rationalise the Airy disk brilliance factor which shows that contrast increases as the...
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izar@...
Jun 16, 2000 2:32 am
Did you make any RV-8 mirrors? I have an 8" (RV-8) OTA sitting idle until I get around to making a mount for it. Bill G ...
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Marion Hakes
starfalcon@...
Jun 16, 2000 1:40 pm
I'll have a new e-mail address effective Monday June 18 starfalcon@... Marion Hakes ... stars: so close to my soul and yet so far away! I'm going to...
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Frank J. Cernik
old_dog_zero_one_56@...
Jun 17, 2000 1:37 am
Jim. TeleVue Plossls are the best, they are the priciest though. They usually have a half price sale on (supposedly cosmetically damaged though I couldn't find...
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Jack Beckman
jack.beckman@...
Jun 17, 2000 10:36 pm
Hello all, I am trying to find a replacement mount for my RV-6. I have the original pier, but I want an equatorial with slow motion controls and something ...
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John Gretchen
jng3@...
Jun 17, 2000 11:03 pm
I would suggest you make a dob mount. Some group members have done so. Our group leader Keith D. Wichman has one : http://home.wmis.net/~rv6/ ... Thanks, John...
