Galileoscope: 25AUD each

[freespace]

Hi everyone!

The Science Foundation for Physics at the University of Sydney has galileoscopes available for $25AUD ea + postage, pickup available.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grab one, seeing as how they are >50AUD from the states!

Contact Adam for yours today!

Adam Selinger
Executive Officer, Science Foundation for Physics (Room 219b)
School of Physics (A28)
The University of Sydney
Sydney NSW 2006
T: + 61 2 9351 3622
F: + 61 2 9351 7726
M: + 61 417 690 423
E: adam@physics.usyd.edu.au
W: www.physics.usyd.edu.au/foundation/
Skype: scifound

Cheers,
Steve

[Inmykombi]

Any images of these scopes ?

Geoffro.

[freespace]

Here are some taken with my mobile phone camera:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sentientintelligence/sets/72157622618268736/

You can no doubt find more online :)

Cheers,
Steve

[erick]

Ordered! Thanks for the "heads-up" Steve. A very good price! :)

[freespace]

No problems :D

Be sure to thank the Science Foundation for providing the scopes at such low prices!

[supernova1965]

This might be a stupid question I am known to ask a few of these.
Would this be too long for a sight scope on a 10" F5 DOB.:thanx:

[erick]

Yes, I think it would be Warren. That's one in my avatar. Also, not sure how you would mount it? Maybe in the 2 ring x 3 point type holders, whatever they are called?

[supernova1965]

Thanks for your info I thought it wouldn't be suitable

[freespace]

Is that a star diagonal in your picture erick? Attached to your galileoscope?

[AstralTraveller]

Thanks for the post Steve. Apparently a coworkers 6 year old is about to be a happy boy. :thumbsup:

[freespace]

David, good to hear :D

If the weather in Syd holds out, I will be taking mine out for a spin and report back.

[mithrandir]

It did hold out - until sunset. Then the cloud moved in.

[erick]

Yep! Sure is!!

But there is a trick to it:-

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=47260

[freespace]

Thought there was a trick to it :)

[wavelandscott]

Attached are some instructions that we used at a "make your own" day here in Ridgefield CT...

The pictures should give you some idea about what you are getting.

I am of course assuming that these are the same units...

[erick]

And it is very effective. I use a 25mm plossl so with the barlow on the diagonal I'm at 40 mag - not too much.

[freespace]

Will have to give it a shot, though I don't have nearly as nice EPs :)

[Octane]

Steve,

What's the quality like on these things?

Are they still available?

Regards,
Humayun

[erick]

Email Adam at the Uni. Last week it seemed there were more available. I ordered a number without any issue.

Quality is much better than one would expect for a $25 telescope. Will it rival an ED80 - nope! Will a young enthusiast have great fun building it and looking at the Moon - YES! Educational - YES!

The only hassle of significance is the slide tube focusser - but most people seem to get the hang of it. Finding Jupiter can also be challenging, but the determined will get there.

Search Youtube, this site and Cloudy Nights for info.

[Octane]

Eric,

Thanks. I'll be putting an order in for one, maybe two. :)

Regards,
Humayun

[erick]

ps. It really needs some form of tripod to mount it - a cheapie would do.

[mac]

Galileoscope.

Just so we know we're talking about the same thing... ;)

[wavelandscott]

Yes, they do need a tripod...we gave them out with the scopes here in the US at our kids build a scope day event...

[freespace]

What typo? :P

[erick]

Thank goodness - I thought I'd ordered an Asian rip-off for a while there!


Want to have a laugh?

See:- http://cgi.ebay.com/Telescope-Build-a-Galileoscope-Refractor-50-mm-F-10-NEW_W0QQitemZ390106373235QQcmdZView ItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=it em5ad426dc73

Cheeky! USD79.95 At least shipping is free to the USA :lol: