16" Obsession style dob- SOLD_

[Darkplague]

Possibly up for sale is my 16" Dob.
Has superb 16" Mark Sutching mirror.
Moonlite dual focuser,Stellarvue 50 Ra finder, Kendrick dew system installed, Dual batteries in bottom, Telrad, shroud

Pickup only, make an offer.

Has built in encoders, works smoothly, has the moonlite ball link trusses.
Also comes with Argo Navis stalk, and Argo Navis unit.

Have too many hobbies and not enough time for all of them unfortunately :(


Scope is now SOLD! Thanks people.

[Starkler]

I already have a scope but is the chair up for sale too? Is it a catsperch?

[tempestwizz]

Mark,

What is the F ratio? Looks like about 4.5.

Do you have an order of magnitude for $$ required?

Brian

[Darkplague]

The F-ratio is 4.8, Mark Suchting Optics, no need to tell you how superb they are!

As far as dollars go, Im not sure really. The mirror was $3500. So I would be looking for offers around this mark.

The pictures below dont show the moonlite focuser or the Kendrick dew remover system fully installed. Will get some updated pics soon.

[Darkplague]

$2600 firm, with no argo navis box or telrad,

[Starkler]

Absolute bargain!
Less than a lightbridge, all premium bits and no waiting :D

What better scope could you buy for this money?
An 8" sct? Pffft!

[monoxide]

veeeery tempting :help:

[Gargoyle_Steve]

I'd be VERY happy to buy this scope at that price, and I've got the funds sitting there, but I'm in Qld with no means of picking it up.
:shrug:

My girlfriend is actually IN Adelaide currently, but is flying home Tuesday next week, and I think this is a bit big for "hand luggage".

Any good suggestions?

[Darkplague]

Ummm... well there is a place called Pack and send, where you take them your fragile goods and they package them up for you and send them off, however it isnt cheap, I remember getting a 6" reflector this way and it cost $150 for them to package it, but they do a very thorough job with delicate items.

[tempestwizz]

I too may be interested! Adelaide is not undrivable from Canberra.

A few questions but.

At Zenith, what is the height of the eyepiece from the ground? (Is some sort of step required to stand on.)

What type of mirror cell is it using?

Brian

[tempestwizz]

PM Sent

[skies2clear]

Mark, sent you PM,
Cheers

[Gargoyle_Steve]

Thanks for the suggestion Mark, investigating Pack and Send.... and other options.

Might as well get on the band wagon - PM sent!

[norm]

Bargin alright....I'd drive to Adelaide for that price. This would have to be the buy of the year for some lucky person!:whistle::thumbsup:

[Darkplague]

Scope is Sale pending, Thanks for everyones interest, I have been overwhelmed by pm's, must be a popular size scope, and cheap too :thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

OK so fess up who is the lucky recipient?

[Darkplague]

I thought you wanted to remain anonymous Houghy :whistle:

[h0ughy]

:rofl::rofl:

[Starkler]

Must have been the help of my sales pitch :whistle:

[Satchmo]

Clearly you dropped the price too fast then :). With the current cost of importing a precision 16" mirror from the USA well over $5000 , this was the equivelent of throwing an Obsession clone 'scope in for nothing. Someones 'Xmas' has come early !.

[Darkplague]

Congratulations Skies to Clear.

I'm sure you will enjoy the scope immensely.

Thanks Gents.