What are your thoughts on a second hand Celestron SCT

h0ughy (David) · #1 30-12-2005, 02:30 PM

Now,

I am only looking, and I just found a second hand 8" SCT. Does any one know of the quality of these scope AKA 1997 black tube vintage that came off a fork mount.

"Celestron C-8 OTA, Black with Starbright coatings.

Complete with Celestron Dew Shield, Celestron 7x50 finder on removable
mount, Meade 2" SCT diagonal, Celestron Skylight screw-on filter and Parks
ALP SCT filter and Bob's Knobs. Various Celestron photo adapter fittings
are also available, fitted to the top of the OTA is an ADM mini Rail with
125mm Quide Scope Rings.

Excellent optically, a few wear marks on the tube"

so that was the AD, what would you pay for a setup like this?

Striker (Tony) · #2 30-12-2005, 02:49 PM

I would pay $1199.....and only by it of a person named John....lol

h0ughy (David) · #3 30-12-2005, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Striker

I would pay $1199......lol

cheeky ! then you know where I found this????

Striker (Tony) · #4 30-12-2005, 02:52 PM

Wouldn't have a clue..????

h0ughy (David) · #5 30-12-2005, 02:53 PM

so seriously, the 8" sct, are they OK? or would I be better off with a 9.25" or a 10", but then I have a 12. the 8" sounds nice and portable

h0ughy (David) · #6 30-12-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Striker

Wouldn't have a clue..????

He is driving to the dairy to take some pictures of it for me. It is housed in an observatory (looks like a sirus one) on a GM8.

I also hope to get him hooked on IIS if he is already not a member!!

acropolite (Phil) · #7 30-12-2005, 03:06 PM

Add up the new cost for the main bits. A new meade 8 inch OTA can be had for $1579 from Bintel. The ADM dovetail and rings are around $200 Oz new. The finderscope would probably cost around $150 new and the 2 inch diagonal lists @ $186 adds up to $2115. The dewshield, knobs and miscellaneous bits would probably add another 200 buckazoids to the total. If those bits are of use to you it would be worth the money if the OTA is optically OK.

h0ughy (David) · #8 30-12-2005, 03:31 PM

the scope was hand picked by Peter Ward for this guy, comes with a hartmann mask, a travel trunk, a few more bits and pieces and the losmandy rail.

h0ughy (David) · #9 30-12-2005, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by acropolite

Add up the new cost for the main bits. A new meade 8 inch OTA can be had for $1579 from Bintel. The ADM dovetail and rings are around $200 Oz new. The finderscope would probably cost around $150 new and the 2 inch diagonal lists @ $186 adds up to $2115. The dewshield, knobs and miscellaneous bits would probably add another 200 buckazoids to the total. If those bits are of use to you it would be worth the money if the OTA ia optically OK.

Thanks for the confirmation of value Phil

beren · #10 30-12-2005, 03:33 PM

geez mate your going to spend more time pondering which scope to look through then using .....here a link that may help http://www.telescopebluebook.com/

h0ughy (David) · #11 30-12-2005, 03:42 PM

this was the image supplies so far

RB (Andrew) · #12 30-12-2005, 03:47 PM

Too late Dave, I already bought it from John, what a bargain.
He's a good friend of mine.

RB (Andrew) · #13 30-12-2005, 03:47 PM

Just kidding.

Striker (Tony) · #14 30-12-2005, 03:53 PM

Buy it Huffy...tell him to throw in the G11 with Gemini aswell.

Say hi to John for me...lol

[1ponders] (Paul) · #15 30-12-2005, 04:20 PM

Yep it is a GM8 h0ughy.

If the price is the one Tony quoted, go for it. With all the extras thrown in it'd be great value. If you don't like it or don't use it you can on sell it for a profit np.

Robert_T · #16 30-12-2005, 04:29 PM

looks great Houghy - what u gonna mount it on if u get it? Be a nice portable planetary outfit (I've seen some excellent planetary with the C8) coupled with a toucam and a cheap go-to equatorial like the advanced series CG5 or LXD75.

cheers,

h0ughy (David) · #17 30-12-2005, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert_T

looks great Houghy - what u gonna mount it on if u get it? Be a nice portable planetary outfit (I've seen some excellent planetary with the C8) coupled with a toucam and a cheap go-to equatorial like the advanced series CG5 or LXD75.

cheers,

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ight=intes+eq6

I think this will be OK

h0ughy (David) · #18 30-12-2005, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by [1ponders]

Yep it is a GM8 h0ughy.

If the price is the one Tony quoted, go for it. With all the extras thrown in it'd be great value. If you don't like it or don't use it you can on sell it for a profit np.

Done deal Paul!

First light will probably be LOSTOCK..........

RB (Andrew) · #19 30-12-2005, 04:48 PM

Congrats Dave, well done.

ausastronomer (John Bambury) · #20 30-12-2005, 06:46 PM

Houghy,

Something is only cheap if you have a need for it.

My wife also suffers from this very disease, where she cannot avoid buying heavily discounted products regardless of the fact she has absolutely no use for them now or in the future.

You already have a 12" SCT as a main scope and the Intes 500 5"/F10 Mak Cass as a travel scope. So wtf is this scope for ? a slightly larger travel scope

You sure your not related to Tony and Louie ? and all brothers to my missus ?

CS-John B