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Date: 04 Aug 2007 09:40:06
From: Ted
Subject: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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eBay: http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
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Date: 06 Aug 2007 15:47:19
From: MiKe2
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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541 US winning bid plus shipping? probably a little steep
for twice that you can get a brand new 9.25 OTA!!
"Ted" <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1] > wrote in message
news:5075be3c65d057b6a553089e98805812@pseudo.borked.net...
> eBay: http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
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Date: 06 Aug 2007 01:11:21
From: KLM
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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RMOLLISE wrote:
> On Aug 4, 8:23 pm, Rich <rander3...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Aug 4, 11:40 am, Ted <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > eBay:http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
> >
> > The last good year was 1978.
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> No it wasn't, Rich.
Ok so which is it. 78 or 79? Hear both. Whatever the year
on what the the "urban legand" based?
KL &M
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Date: 06 Aug 2007 06:53:29
From: didereaux
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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I was under the impression that quality didn't drop until the late 80's
with the comet 'madness'. What is supposed to have changes in 78 or 79?
KLM <milk@mchsi.com > wrote in news:46B6BB89.3A38E1CA@mchsi.com:
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> RMOLLISE wrote:
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>> On Aug 4, 8:23 pm, Rich <rander3...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Aug 4, 11:40 am, Ted <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > eBay:http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
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>> > The last good year was 1978.
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>> No it wasn't, Rich.
>
> Ok so which is it. 78 or 79? Hear both. Whatever the year
> on what the the "urban legand" based?
> KL &M
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Date: 05 Aug 2007 11:30:32
From: RMOLLISE
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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On Aug 4, 8:23 pm, Rich <rander3...@gmail.com > wrote:
> On Aug 4, 11:40 am, Ted <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]>
> wrote:
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> > eBay:http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
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> The last good year was 1978.
No it wasn't, Rich.
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Date: 04 Aug 2007 18:23:53
From: Rich
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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On Aug 4, 11:40 am, Ted <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1] >
wrote:
> eBay:http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
The last good year was 1978.
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Date: 06 Aug 2007 01:10:21
From: KLM
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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Rich wrote:
> On Aug 4, 11:40 am, Ted <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]>
> wrote:
> > eBay:http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
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> The last good year was 1978.
agreed. Not 79
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Date: 04 Aug 2007 15:34:23
From: RMOLLISE
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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On Aug 4, 10:40 am, Ted <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1] >
wrote:
> eBay:http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
Not a bad price if it doesn't go much higher.
BTW, the way Celestron has figured its optics has NEVER changed.
A minimal amount of hand figuring goes into the secondaries as
required. Though I guess all the hand work needed to make Master
Blocks counts for somethin' ;-)
Unk Rod
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Date: 05 Aug 2007 01:07:36
From: MiKe2
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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Like fine wine '79 was a good year..except for the Ford T-Bird..it SUCKED!!
"RMOLLISE" <rmollise@hotmail.com > wrote in message
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> On Aug 4, 10:40 am, Ted <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-Header@[127.1]>
> wrote:
>> eBay:http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
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> Not a bad price if it doesn't go much higher.
>
> BTW, the way Celestron has figured its optics has NEVER changed.
>
> A minimal amount of hand figuring goes into the secondaries as
> required. Though I guess all the hand work needed to make Master
> Blocks counts for somethin' ;-)
>
> Unk Rod
>
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Date: 04 Aug 2007 11:39:26
From: Florian
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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> eBay: http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
That could be my C8. Mine isn't quite mint condition perhaps but is in =
very good condition. I'll be interested to see what the final selling =
price turns out to be.=20
.Florian
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Date: 04 Aug 2007 17:17:37
From: Marty
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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>That could be my C8. Mine isn't quite
> mint condition perhaps but is in very
> good condition. I'll be interested to see
> what the final selling price turns out to
> be.
>.Florian
Ditto. Mine is a '77 in at least close to mint condition with a few
spangles hung on it... a turret eyepiece holder, a 50mm finder, and a
red dot pointer. I had to alter the original footlocker with a little
"wart" to make room for that red dot pointer, but I'm still using that
too. If a person were a "collector" I still have the original finder
scope in a little box. (Can't get rid of anything...) I'm sure better
scopes are available today, but I like the "mechanical simplicity" of
the old C8's. It's gonna get used for as long as I keep ticking.
Marty
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Date: 04 Aug 2007 16:03:58
From: Jan Owen
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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"Marty" <movac5@webtv.net > wrote in message
news:10143-46B4FB01-1576@storefull-3331.bay.webtv.net...
> >That could be my C8. Mine isn't quite
>> mint condition perhaps but is in very
>> good condition. I'll be interested to see
>> what the final selling price turns out to
>> be.
>>.Florian
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> Ditto. Mine is a '77 in at least close to mint condition with a few
> spangles hung on it... a turret eyepiece holder, a 50mm finder, and a
> red dot pointer. I had to alter the original footlocker with a little
> "wart" to make room for that red dot pointer, but I'm still using that
> too. If a person were a "collector" I still have the original finder
> scope in a little box. (Can't get rid of anything...) I'm sure better
> scopes are available today, but I like the "mechanical simplicity" of
> the old C8's. It's gonna get used for as long as I keep ticking.
> Marty
>
Define "spangles"...
Heheheh!!!
I'm sure many folks here would LOVE to have your scope with it's few
"spangles"...
And they probably wouldn't much mind USING it in your less than pristine
skies (because YOUR less than pristine skies would, in many cases, be pretty
damned GOOD, compared to others!!!)...
--
Jan Owen
To reach me directly, remove the Z, if one appears in my e-mail address...
Latitude: 33.6
Longitude: -112.3
http://community.webshots.com/user/janowen21
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Date: 04 Aug 2007 22:25:15
From: Marty
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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Jan Owen was saying
>Define "spangles"...
A lesser man might call them "accessories..."
>I'm sure many folks here would LOVE to
> have your scope with it's few
> "spangles"...
They can't have it. It's MINE.
>And they probably wouldn't much mind
> USING it in your less than pristine skies
> (because YOUR less than pristine skies
> would, in many cases, be pretty damned
> GOOD, compared to others!!!)...
Yeah, I can gripe about light pollution, especially here in town, and
transparency, which can be pretty poor with the Iowa humidity in the
Summer, but for the most part, I'm pretty lucky to live on the end of a
dead end street on the edge of a dinky little town out in the sticks. :)
Marty
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Date: 04 Aug 2007 18:28:55
From: John
Subject: Re: Celestron Pacific Orange C8 telescope (1979)
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Ted wrote:
> eBay: http://easyurl.net/Celestron_C8
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I'm not sure you'll have any takers here, as this is a UK newsgroup.
John.
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