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Old 12-08-2015, 03:43 PM
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Lee "Wormsy" Borsboom

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Saxon ED100 F9 + GSO Linear Focuser

Up for grabs is a Saxon ED100 Doublet Refractor with an aftermarket GSO Linear Focuser.

I bought the scope brand new from Astronomy Alive at the very end of April for $1,035.70. I then paid an additional $267.20 to ship a GSO Linear Bearing focuser in from the US, since no one seemed to have the refractor version here.

The GSO Linear Bearing focuser is a massive improvement on the stock focuser and it has held my full imaging train without slipping or breaking a sweat.

The scope also comes with the accessories that it shipped with: diagonal, two eyepieces, tube rings and a finderscope. I'll have to check the size of the eyepieces as I've never used them.

All up this cost me a smidgen over $1300 just over 3 months ago. I'm after $650 plus post, although I'd prefer a local buyer.

The optical tube does have some cosmetic nicks and scratches, but hey, it works flawlessly and is half the price I paid for it and just over 3 months old so I'd say that more than makes up for it ;-)

I'm only selling because I'm upgrading to a 120mm Esprit.

I've used this scope purely for imaging. I understand it's meant to be good for planetary visual work in particular, but since that's not my thing and I've never even put an eyepiece to it, I can't be sure.

This scope was used to capture these images recently:

http://www.astrobin.com/200338/B/
http://www.astrobin.com/198775/
http://www.astrobin.com/195448/C/
http://www.astrobin.com/192442/B/

I'll get some pics in the next few days.

Last edited by codemonkey; 14-08-2015 at 06:14 AM.