Vintage Celestron C11

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Howdy

My partners father, has very kindly gave me his old scope as he cant use it anymore, its a vintage C11, with an orange tube, with what looks like a 40mm finder, on a huge EQ wedge and tripod, although the paint has seen better days, as the entire thing has been in the backyard for years, the dust caps where on the scope, and optics, while a little dusty, look to be in surprisingly good condition.

has anyone used this model? anyone got any info on them?

many thanks

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

much appreciated

[Nikolas (Nik)]

sorry that link was about forking or deforking, either way the optics are supposed to be excellent

[ZeroID (Brent)]

They seem to be a bit of a collectors item in the USA, much sought after and greatly prized.

[anj026]

There is a nice article here on Astromart.

http://www.astromart.com/reviews/art...article_id=652

And here is Uncle Rod's guide to used Schmidt Cassegrain Telescopes.

http://skywatch.brainiac.com/used/index.htm

And the best of CN Cats and Casses.

http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/17...f-cats-casses/

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Thanks Andy