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I started experimenting with lenses in my early teens
made a few scope attempts......even trying a large movie projector mirror
results largely unsuccessful.
My first scope was an 8" F7 newtonian from Astro Optical Supplies in the late 1970's. I saved for about 9 months and also got a sampson equatorial mount.
The ep's were 40mm AH, 22mm Kellner, 9 and 4mm orthoscopic.
The 8" F7 was a totally stunning mirror......a pity no one does 8" F7 anymore
I remember Astro Optical being very unsympathetic to a wide eye'd 13 year old with his parents. And Astro was about the only place around. There were also massive looking unitron refractors. With massive price tags to match, something like $4000- for a 4" F10 refractor. Obvious "pie in the sky" for a kid like me.
I cracked the back of 8" F7 later and replaced it with an F6 and cut the tube down.
Since then I've had many scopes
But I still miss the old 8 incher
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