Skywatcher 10" newt/mpcc $600

[garymck]

For Sale:

Skywatcher 10" f4.7 OTA - tube re-painted white

Includes:

Fitted with 70mm secondary - upgraded from 60mm standard one.

7x50 finder

Moonlight CR-1 focuser - with 2" to 1 1/4" adapter (all with compression ring fittings)

Tube rings (Wilcox rotating rings fitted)

Dovetail - strengthened - see pic

Tube End Perforated for Hartman mask

Tube end perforated for Solar filter made from Kendrik solar film (included)
Covers for tube end - (including one made from a vegemite jar lid!!!)

Baader MPCC (this is latest model, has marks on body where it got jammed in a thread and I had to use pliers to extract - optics are unmarked however)

All up asking $600.

Located in Melbourne - East Keilor, no way of shipping interstate.

pics attached

Gary

[westsiderailway]

What's the length of the scope, looks longer then 1000mm.

[garymck]

scope is 1120mm long

Gary

[Jeff]

Hi Gary,

What's the approx weight of the entire OTA?
Also, what size eq mount would be required to support and track in RA (EQ6)?

Cheers,
Jeff

[garymck]

Jeff

I'd guess the weight at around 18 kg's - weighs 20.5 kg's with a 100mm f5 guide scope on it. EQ-6 handles it fine (that's what I was using it on).
I initially thought the eq-6 was not enough, then found that "wobble" I saw was coming from the undersized dovetail. After modifying it (see pics) it was fine.

cheers
Gary

[garymck]

Scope withdrawn from sale...

Using the bits on another scope.

cheers
Gary