[taxman (Matt)]

For sale is an Intes 5" f10 Maksutov Cassegrain telescope. This is the last scope I have.





I purchased it "new" from a retailer last year, but I think it is either old stock or a refurb as there are a couple of things that don't quite look right. These are:

• Wobbly carry handle
• Powdercoating over side screws attaching primary to tube is cracked/scraped.
• Generic William Optics style multi-reticle finder epoxied to what appears to be a quick release piggyback base
• Slight scratch on finderscope.

The good news is it has:

• Excellent optics, although taking it out last night, I can see it has come out of collimation. Not surprising as collimation scares me and I approach the task like a microsurgeon too nervous to apply more than a feather touch of pressure.
• An Intes 2" diagonal
• An Intes 1.25-2" adapter
• An Intes 2.4x barlow (no caps)
• An Intes 8x50 finder with adjustment rings on a quick release base
• An Intes eyepiece - should either be 12mm or 21 mm according to Intes website, but I have never looked through it. Also no caps.
• Padded semi-hard case
• Metal screw-on cover for rear opening and metal slip on cover for meniscus end.
• Usual Intes tank-like construction.

I had plans of using this as a portable planetary imager, but never got around to getting the EQ3 pro for it before losing interest in astronomy for a while.

Selling now as I am getting the itch back, and want to partially fund an Astrotrac as I start off again slowly with widefield DSOs through my 200mm f2.8 prime.

It is pick-up only in Warner as I really don't want to post this one.

Looking for $375 and photos to come tonight or tomorrow.