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Old 01-06-2019, 03:48 PM
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Derek,

Assuming your scope is complete and useable, take a look at this older thread from a deceased estate. I don't know what the lots actually sold for but a couple of 3" unitrons in fair condition were north of the $1k mark. FWIW of the gear had seen a LOT of wear and tear (the images are gone now).

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s....php?p=1374174

One of the blue mountains chaps brought a classic Vixen 60mm f/15 to one of the club nights a few months ago, and it was a very salient reminder of how good an achromatic refractor could be, when done right. Absolutely perfect image.
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Old 01-06-2019, 04:08 PM
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Condition and completeness is important but they change hands for a lot less than what’s in that wish list above
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Old 01-06-2019, 04:15 PM
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Oh I know those prices were quite optimistic.

Supply vs demand. Both very limited.
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Old 03-06-2019, 04:36 PM
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I dusted off my 60mm Unitron today in preparation for sneaking a view between the clouds of either Jupiter or the Moon in the next few days.
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How did it go? The little 60mm Unitron rarely fails to impress.
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Dont miss Venus it looked great yesterday.
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Old 19-06-2019, 08:09 AM
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How did it go? The little 60mm Unitron rarely fails to impress.
I had quick views of Jupiter over a few nights. Its always fun to idenity the Moons and see if any events are happening. I also saw our Moon, but it was dancing like how I used to, i.e. all over the place; before early clouding and sometimes light rain kept bringing the evenings to a premature end.

Last night was much better, so I upsized a little to my Vixen ED81 to clearly see the Red Spot and several bands of Jupiter. Saturn also looked amazing.
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