Re: Scopes that I have owned. Add your list after mine!

1963 40mm x 25 refractor on home built mount
and
1965 6" f6.6 newtonian home built fork mount (spherical optics!)
then a long wait when I gave up observing.
1995 8" Celestron Powerstar
then
1999 10" Meade Starfinder (didn't work out!)
then
2001 8" Celestron C8
then
*2002 Celestron 11 GPS alt az
and
2002 Celestron 80 GT
and
2003 Borg 76 (stolen by burglar) Vixen GP
and
2003 102mm Helios refractor (stolen by burglar) Vixen GP
and
*2004 102mm Vixen Achro Vixen GP
and
*2004 TeleVue 76 Apo Vixen GP/Telepod/80GT NexStar mount

The three * are my present lineup.

Roger


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