Yep it is a cool scope, it is a fast scope 10.1 inch mirror with focal length
4.5 the wheels work great to move it around on hard surfaces.
I wish I had the time to rebuild it. because it is a good scope. I will put
info about it in the Asterisk for our members if no takers then I will put on
Craigslist and other advertising methods.
the secondary mirror looks great nothing has to be done to it.
http://www.astro-tom.com/tips_and_advice/cleaning_optics.htm
cleaning is not that big of a deal and all you might have to do is brush the
dust off with an optic brush I included a website there is all
kinds of sites out there to figure it out.
re-coating is a different story, and like I said it might be fine I would have
one of our more experienced ATM persons to take a look at it before doing
anything, because cleaning could make it worse.
Debbie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Monkman" <nmonkman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "SAS" <sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2015 9:59:38 AM
Subject: [SAS] Re: Coulter Compact Odyssey 10.1 F4.5
What a cool scope! I wish I had room for it. I wonder what's involved with
cleaning / recoating...
On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 11:01 AM, < cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
I have attached two pictures, I do have more pictures that show more detail of
the telescope, if you are interested e-mail me and I will e-mail you more
pictures. You can see that the mirror does need to be cleaned and that there is
some small area where the coating is coming off. But this telescope could be
rebuilt into a truss tube, or just a tube no box. I have found web pages where
people have taken this telescope and rebuilt it so it is more up to date. I
will have this at my house for a few more days, then it will be moved to our
storage place. So if you are just a little interested please contact my e-mail
or phone number below.
The Club has a Coulter Compact Odyssey telescope For Sale, it is a 10.1 F4.5.
This the rare hard to find Brown not Blue mount. I don't know to much about it,
so do some research of your own online. I do know that it has trap door on the
bottom and a sling mirror cell holder for the main mirror. This means you need
to remove the mirror every time you move it. We are selling as is. There is no
finder scope, but it does come with a few original eye pieces and a 2x barlow.
The mirror needs cleaning and because it is about 30 years old it might need to
be re-coated. But can still be used. The telescope is on a platform with
wheels. And you can lift it off the platform. The secondary mirror is held in
by a single bar that runs the width of the telescope.
If you are interested in this telescope contact me. This is a great scope for
the size. $250.00 or OBO. I will post some pictures.
This would be a great starter scope with a lot of light gathering.
Debbie Cotten
Outreach, Event Coordinator &
Secretary of
The Spokane Astronomical Society
cave8@xxxxxxxxxxx
509-991-2518
