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Originally Posted by UniPol
Ian, I wouldn't mind a pair of the 20 X 80's but haven't come across them. Unitron's became too expensive in the mid 1980's and had to compete with the up and coming SCT's, the orange tubed Celestrons to name but one.
To answer your question Brian, the mount shown is the Unitron Alt/Az mount know as the model 134. It is a very strong mount and is quick to set up for an evening of visual observation. It is also a fantastic landscape telescope. The model 132 has an equatorial mount and was a great deal more expensive however it still had the same 4" OTA as the model 134. I have attached a pic of the 4" equatorial model for your interest.
Cheers, Steve.
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I really craved a Unitron 4" model 132 when I was a teenager (in 1970s).
AOS had one on display in Crowe's Nest at the time.
Alan Elliot had a 4" model 134 and it was "IMPRESSIVE".