For sale: 320mm f/5 Newtonian on massive fork mount. A dome is available as well. The mirror is a Galaxy optics full thickness fine figured mirror, JMI zero shift Crawford focuser, Robofocus, 9x60 straight through finder, large 320mm wheel and worm combination, GoTo control (Bartel system) with PEC (scope land object on 30x20arc' field 90% of time) - can do up to 60 sec unguided exposures. Selling because of upgrade. This scope has been used to submit over 50,000 CCD observations to the AAVSO, it has been a reliable workhorse. Great scope for visual work as well. The setup can be viewed at
www.ellinbankobservatory.com. Dome is sheet metal and not motorised. Slit 1m wide and cover lifts off manually. Many accessories, Bartel control computer and curved observatory cupboard included. Selling the lot for $3300 or telescope and accessories $2900. Contact Peter 0428 278516, 03 56230652, pnelson(at)dcsi.net.au. Located Ellinbank, just south of Warragul, Victoria.
