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Early Sears Refractor

Started by Sailcat, 04/30/2005 06:24AM
Posted 04/30/2005 06:24AM | Edited 04/30/2005 04:08PM Opening Post
This is an early version of the Japanese-made Sears Model 6333 EQ refractor. This is a 60mm f/15 refractor on a fairly primitive, although servicable EQ mount. It came with a 6x30 finder, barlow, three eyepieces, winged eyeguards, moon filter, illuminated accessory tray, and a solid hardwood cabinet. My guess is that it is a 60s vintage scope, and it is in pretty good shape for an old scope.

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Walter Locke
"The Fearless Spectator"

There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman
US educator & physicist (1918 - 1988)



Posted 04/30/2005 06:29AM #1
Here is a somewhat later Model 4 6333 A Sears Discovery setup. It came equipped pretty much the same way as the older scope, but note the differences: color scheme, metal knobs, illuminator, and the older scope has an EQ mount head with engraved setting circle on only one axis!

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Walter Locke
"The Fearless Spectator"

There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman
US educator & physicist (1918 - 1988)