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I purchased this Skywatcher Black GOTO EQ6 with the Argo Narvis. Cost me $200 plus a Marklin 3 rail train set that I was advertising on Gumtree for $290--, but would have accepted $200 for that train set -- It was not selling on gumtree -- set was given to me.
Was very broke, only had $95, but a stranger gentle man donated a $100 towards my planned Astronomy in the Bible program. Then down in Sydney purchased a package of Eyepieces from a ISS member, for $170. But next day he contacted me and gave me back $190, which is more than I paid him. That gave me the money to hitch from near QLD border to Melbourne with the Trainset, get that mount and hitch home. So many things like that happened to me.
It is an early black skywatcher EQ6.
With a port for a hand controller built in to its side. As well as a port for the power supply, which is 8 D--cell batteries. I also had a Dick Smith Power supply included, but do not want people to trip over cords in the dark, so use batteries.
Would have preferred the original Skywatcher Hand Controller to the Argo Narvis, but at that price will never ever complain.
Got no tripod with it. It is currently used on a Surveyors Tripod, turned u anadaptor on the mens shed lathe, but got kicked out as I am unvaccinated. Have Skywatcher tripod with no top that I purchased from ISS Ads. -- been advertising for a top, so I can use it on that one, instead of the surveyors tripod.
But its price was very good.
the degrees scale on it fell off, so have to guess where to set the attitude. when I get the Skywatcher tripod top, will try to superglue that back on. Have to level the mount first, so I know where to place that.
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