FOR YOU OLD TIMERS, HERE IS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE LEGENDARY CRITERION RV6 DYNASCOPE SIX INCH NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR TELESCOPE. IT CAME WITH CHEAP EYEPIECES AND A SMALLISH MOUNT THAT HAD A CLOCK DRIVE, BUT NO SLOW MOTION CONTROLS, BUT THE OPTICS WERE VERY GOOD. HERE ARE SOME PLANETARY PICTURES TAKEN BY ME WITH THIS GEM IN 1971.
ALL PHOTOS TAKEN WITH EYEPIECE PROJECTION ONTO TRI-X FILM PUSHED TO ASA 800. EXPOSURES WERE IN THE RANGE OF TWO TO FOUR SECONDS. ALTHOUGH THE RV6 IS CONSIDERED "LEGENDARY," ANY GOOD SIX INCH F8 SCOPE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO AS WELL.
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