price check and help choosing please

[doobs]

hi everyone,just to ask .
my brother passed away recently and i was left his hobby equipment namely astronomy.Now i am planning to keep one telescope and sell the other two but as i will be a newbie i don't want to bite off more than i can chew.i will probably only be looking at planets for now.
so i need help please .the items are

1-celestron C4-R refractor and

2-meade LXD55-AR5 refractor.


3-Celestron C6 R-GT refractor (still brand new as i was informed)

can anyone tell me the difference and also which one i should keep as well as what price i can expect to get for each one and where to advertise thanks.

[mojo]

I can't help you with the selection but you can advertise in the buy/sell forum after being a member of IceInSpace for 1 month.

[[1ponders]]

CR-4 like this one (http://www.astronomyonline.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=52&ProductID=55&cid=2846)? I have this scope and it is a great starter scope for a refractor with good compromise between price and quality. The mount is actually not a bad mount if tweeked a bit and telescope's chromatic aberation (blue fringing colour notorious with achromatic refractors) in not too bad compared to other 4" scopes.


C6-R like this (http://www.astronomyonline.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=52&ProductID=56&cid=2846)? I've used one identical under a different name and found the scope just a bit overweight for the mount (but then I was looking at it from a photography perspective). Visually it was fine. I found more chromatic aberation compared to the above 4". It is also considerably heavier. I much more prefered the 4" even though the 6" has a larger objective.


The LX55 AR5 (http://www.meade.com/catalog/lxd55/lxd55_series.html) is now superceded by the LXD75 AR5 (http://www.staroptics.com.au/index.php?a=telescopes&p=74)
I've never used one but I would imagine it would be very similar to the 4 and 6 inch refractors.

Not sure what prices you should be asking, but I believe they are overpriced new as it is. Recently a 6" Skywatcher went for $650 (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=15417)

[astro_nutt]

Hi Doobs...I'm sorry for your loss.
I would keep the Celestron C6 R-GT Refractor..in years to come it would prove a very capable scope for deep sky objects..for chromaric aberation a minus-violet eyepiece filter would help.
Cheers!

[Phil]

I to would keep the C6 . As for your loss look though that C6 and i sure there is a star up there with your brothers name on it. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[janoskiss]

I'd keep the largest refractor, the C6. not sure about prices. You could probably just stick them on ebay for a low starting bid. Just make sure the Meade and Celestron stickers are clearly visible on the photos and you'll probably get plenty of interest.

[angelus316]

thank you everyone.