My RV-6 is from 1972, as is the custom deluxe Dynascope 8" (with a professional tube repair, lengthened tripod legs and fresh coat of paint thanks to Chuck). Both deliver excellent images. /R ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 12:56 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Vintage telescopes Rich and I have talked briefly about possibly having a "vintage telescope" star-party, or maybe a "vintage" night at an already scheduled star party at SPOC or some other site. I recently bought a 1979 Criterion RV-6 Dynascope in excellent condition, and have Don's old Cave 10", which he kept in excellent shape all the years he owned it. Rich has both 6" and 8" Dynascopes. Many of you have older scopes that still perform flawlessly. Just yesterday I bought a 4" Dynascope from a seller on KSL, it too is in excellent condition and came with an original eyepiece. Around 55 years old or so! And I am working on a restoration of my old Edmund 4.25" Palomar Jr. Newtonian. It might be fun to have a night with a collection of telescopes say, 30 years old or older. Give people a chance to see what we used back in the "old days", and demonstrate that just because a telescope is old, doesn't mean it's not a good performer. Anyone who has looked through a Dynascope, or Siegfried's Clark, knows the truth of this. Any group interest in something like this? Owners of older scopes, what have you got? Roll-call, please post the details. Thanks! _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".