I believe this scope is about 40 years old. I bought it in 2006 from the second owner who had owned it for 30 years. I do not know how long the first owner had it.
If you want 90% of passers by to stop and talk, this scope will do it for you. If you want first class celestial viewing, it will provide that as well. .
With the focuser fully extended it is 174 cms long. With focuser retracted it is 165 cms. Bathroom scale weight is about 11 kgs.
The lens cell is marked GOTO JAPAN E D - 102 mm F L - 1500 mm.
There are no markings on the finder cell but its screw on dew shield says GOTO Tokyo.
There is one ding on the OTA which you can see in the second photo. Both the OTA and the finder are otherwise in good condition with some scuffs and small paint chips etc.
The best check I know for examining camera and scope lenses involves shining a torch at one end and looking through the other. This check shows the OTA to be scratch free and clear of fungus.
However, if you want perfectly clear optics you might want to clean the glass - although I suggest you check the scope's performance before you start dismantling the cell. I would not fiddle with it - but then I'm an amateur in these things.
The finder has two specks which I think are black paint flecks.
I cannot see any marring of the coatings on any surfaces but this might be because they were never applied. I cannot see a tint of green or violet.
A factory fitted sliding weight is attached to the scope to assist with balance. Two after market rings are fitted together with a Vixen style mounting bar.
I'm asking $600 which includes a 1.25" adapter and diagonal. Also included are three no name EPs - R 25mm, K 18mm and SYM 9mm. These have had little use as I usually use 1.25" EPs.
FWIW I have owned several 100mm Unitrons and I think the GOTO is a better performer - which is why I kept it and not any of the big Unitrons.
Pick up from the Gold Coast thanks or, I will drive to within 100ks of the Gold Coast to meet you provided you drive a similar distance.
Wow this is actually and original Japanese made Nikon telescope. Photographic old-timers know that Nikon used to be called Kogaku before changing names.
