HAsun

Hello, I know that this is a very old thread, but does anyone know if "ASTROVELO" is still an active observer ? I would like to correspond with him regarding the Cooke telescope that he has or had. Or does anyone the whereabouts of this Cooke scope, if he no longer has it ? I know that this is a long shot, but I thought it would be worth a try. He dos not appear to have posted anything on here since 2016. I came across this thread whilst doing an internet search on Early triplet lens telescopes. Any info that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. Patrick

Wonderful disk image there Adam.

A very nice set of prom images there. I am a great admirer of your solar images.

Sorry I should have mentioned 150 PDS.

Hi Marvin, I have a used with a very good working focuser and the upgraded 9 x 50 finder available for sale at £120.00 UK pounds. I you look at astro buy and sell you will see my advert for it. Kind regards, Patrick

Hi Lenscap, I have tried 2 power supplies, the supplied power cable connected to a mains power supply via the cigarette lighter plug and a mains direct power supply. I have seen mention of the power cable being the problem and people saying that using a thicker cable owing to the current draw is a possible solution ?

Hello, I am looking for some help with a tracking problem with my CG5 mount. What is happening is that it suddenly stops tracking after about 15 minutes. The handset remains powered up and if I push the left hand button on the handset it will start tracking for a few seconds and then stop ,the only way I can get it work is to power off the mount and re-start, it will run again for about 10 - 15 minutes and stop.. I have looked at all the information on the internet and nothing seems to correspond with the problem that I am experiencing. What is odd is that it starts from the stopped position when powered up again without a need to move the mount in any way. Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated. The mount has been purchased recently from a friend.

I really like long focus scopes and the way they look when mounted. I am currently the owner of a nice used 6" f12 D&G refractor. I would be interested in seeing any reviews on this new scope and would certainly be interested in one as a companion to my D&G.

Hello, I have 4" f15 brass and black refractor. It has a very good lens. I have used it up to 380 x when looking at Jupiter last year in good seeing, bit of a dim image though ! It rides on an old Cooke equatorial mount.

Hi, I have a 4.25" Wray refractor on a Cooke equatorial mount and mahogany tripod that I am currently using in my observatory. I also own a 5" Cooke refractor on Cooke equatorial and iron column with a weight driven clock drive. That 70mm Ross scope on this forum is a very nice scope I must say. HAsun.

A very nice scope you have there. I have a number of antique brass telescopes myself. If you ever want to sell this scope I would be very interested I it. Not that you ever will though !