lhansen
05-09-2021, 12:32 PM
For sale is well used Takahashi FSQ106ED.
I bought with the intention of setting up a wide field imaging system ( camera is listed separately). A number of restoration projects got in the way and I won’t get to this scope for a while, therefore I am selling the scope and camera.
This was one of the most popular scopes available for use with a well known remote astronomy provider operating at siding spring. I haven’t taken any images with it so I cant show you what a brilliant scope this is.
Generally in very good shape, comes with adapters for a off-axis guider setup as well as the camera angle adapter.
It does however not have a lens cap, hence the shower cap protecting the objective.
The objective needs a clean (see attached images) but I am not qualified to do that so I have left it alone. It looks worse than it is, but from what I can tell there is no coating damage, just the accumulated dust from more than 10 years of almost nightly use.
I don’t have the original shipping cartons, but it will be well packed for transport.
Note, the focuser of the scope does not sag.
Asking $4250 OBO not including postage.
I bought with the intention of setting up a wide field imaging system ( camera is listed separately). A number of restoration projects got in the way and I won’t get to this scope for a while, therefore I am selling the scope and camera.
This was one of the most popular scopes available for use with a well known remote astronomy provider operating at siding spring. I haven’t taken any images with it so I cant show you what a brilliant scope this is.
Generally in very good shape, comes with adapters for a off-axis guider setup as well as the camera angle adapter.
It does however not have a lens cap, hence the shower cap protecting the objective.
The objective needs a clean (see attached images) but I am not qualified to do that so I have left it alone. It looks worse than it is, but from what I can tell there is no coating damage, just the accumulated dust from more than 10 years of almost nightly use.
I don’t have the original shipping cartons, but it will be well packed for transport.
Note, the focuser of the scope does not sag.
Asking $4250 OBO not including postage.