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Old 27-03-2012, 05:35 PM
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Yep. My wife definitely noticed it. Fortunately the kids loved it. I thought I could slip the second one under the radar, but guess what?! She didn't fall for my explanation that the first one must have been pregnant.
Worth it!
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PS - warning - Unitrons are collectible, and once you start, it will seem perfectly reasonable!
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Old 27-03-2012, 05:41 PM
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Beware when your wife asks "what is that THING in the lounge room"?
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Old 27-03-2012, 05:58 PM
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Unitro/Polarex

She says that to me all the time...
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Old 27-03-2012, 06:33 PM
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Some telescope bits!!!!At something close to two metres long that is a big bit...
Yep, my 6" Polarex lives in the garage out of sight, its tube length is 4 metres!
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Old 27-03-2012, 07:03 PM
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Polarex/Unitron

Have you any pix of your 6"scope Steve ? And your other scopes.
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Old 27-03-2012, 07:14 PM
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Polarex/Unitron

Probably already been a thread on this but, how many folks on this forum have a Unitron or Polarex, and how do they find them as practical scopes? Lots of pix too.
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Old 27-03-2012, 10:56 PM
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OK you want pics!- here's the 4" giving a piggyback to my Lunt80Ha, and the other is the real owner of this scope resolving craterlets in Plato.
Everyone say Awwww...
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Old 01-04-2012, 10:19 AM
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Have you any pix of your 6"scope Steve ? And your other scopes.
A couple of pics of the 6" Polarex/Unitron scope shown. First pic shows the 6" in my garage undergoing restoration (6' ladder gives some idea of scale) and the second pic is what it will look like when restored.
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Old 01-04-2012, 01:24 PM
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Oh yeh !!! Awesome......
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A couple of pics of the 6" Polarex/Unitron scope shown. First pic shows the 6" in my garage undergoing restoration (6' ladder gives some idea of scale) and the second pic is what it will look like when restored.
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Old 02-04-2012, 07:09 AM
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Unitron/Polarex

Looks like a great project ,very impressive Steve.
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