Owing to various misfortunes with mounts (of which this forum is aware), I can no longer astronomy with this scope. It was fantastic while it lasted, held collimation beautifully, was sharp, bright, produced some great shots and was fast. Unfortunately because it's 24kg, I don't have the mount to wield it with the accuracy I want.
Rather than let it sit in my observatory un-used and going to waste, it deserves light and should be a great addition to any deep space enthusiast.
This was purchased from Bintel in May 2015 for their asking price. Was unpacked and placed with care in my observatory. It has been treated very well, has had the stock focuser removed and a moonlite plus adapter flange added. I also added a Kendrick secondary mirror dew heater. I purchase a Takahashi Collimating scope + machined adapter for the moonlite focuser, astrozap covers and shroud.
The scope was $4k back then:
- I would like to ask $3k for it including the moonlite and accessories, picked up because shipping is not guaranteed under any circumstances, even insured (so it seems). If the buyer would like to organise a courier at their risk, I will not object. I have the original box and can package it (it's a little unclean but will do).
The collimation scope & Moonlite should go with the scope, so I will offer those to the scope purchaser first. but here's what I would be happy to talk about with a potential buyer:
- The Takahashi was $270US plus shipping, I would like to ask $200AUS.
- The moonlite and motor were about $600, I would like to ask $400AUS.
If I'm shooting above what I should be, please feel free to PM me.