100mm SW f5 + Extras

[brian nordstrom]

Hi I need to thin the herd a bit , so here is the first of a few Items I am selling .
100mm Sky watcher black diamond f5 refractor OTA .
Comes with these extras ,
Tube rings ,
Rail's x2 ( one top and one bottom ) and a 150mm long Vixen dove tail .
2 inch diagonal , 2-1/14 adaptor ( brand new ).
2x shorty barlow .
25mm WA Plossl.
15mm SWA .
5mm UWA ( nice eyepiece , similar to my 5mm TV Radian )
7x25mm finder , its a cheapy but it works ok .
Makita plastic case that holds all the above , this works very well and is quite strong .

This scope has very good optics , I was impressed with it .
It holds its own against my 500mm fl SKY90 up to 100x , then the CA is there but its very well suppressed , it excels at 20-100x as a deep sky scope and for this its great .
The moon is very good as well .

One caviet ,, the sticker has been damaged by the tube rings , but that does not matter as they cover the small amount of damage there , see photo .

Price :question: ,, hows about $300 for the lot + post , that's $40 .
Edit , now $400 with the above driven EQ2 mount .
Great starter package .
Keep an eye for other stuff soon .

Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: Just adding , this would be a great scope for the 2 x EQ3 mounts , the EQ5 or the Vixen Polaris for sale here at the moment , man its a buyers market .
A great set up for not much money .
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

Hi all , I have put this sweet package on an old ( but nice ) EQ2 driven mount I had sitting around .:) .
I used this last night and it works very well, this is a good set up .
the mounts legs are sand filled and sealed with silicon so it cant escape , this gives the whole lot a very sturdy feel and the 102mm weighs nothing anyway .
Here are some photos .
Price for all the below and driven mount is now $400 + post . This is a complete package that performs well .
Thanks .
I am having trouble uploading the photos , will try again soon .
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:) Trying the photos again .
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:)And one more , cant seem to be able to download any more , one at a time , I am afraid .
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:) On the optics , I have just come in for dinner , and here is a moon shot taken thru my smart phone 5 minutes ago local time here in Darwin it's the 15mm UWA that comes with the other 2 eyepieces , this one giving 35x and still daylight .
A nice image of the moon thru this eyepiece .
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:) Pending to Carmen , Thanks .
Brian.