East Valley Astronomy Club (EVAC) Used Equipment Sale

Notes on sales  

Item

Sale

Price

Price New

Photos

Resources

Description

Celestron C-8 SCT

$750

N/A

Images 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

 

Equipment Includes:

 - Tripod

 - Celestron 8" SCT (optics recently cleaned)

 - Fork Mount with Classic Clock Drive

 - 30mm Finder Scope

 - Telrad Finder Scope

 - Visual Back

 - Star Diagonal (Note: Flake on prism, should have minumal impact on viewing).   See image 9.

 - 30mm eyepiece, 12mm eyepiece (old and a bit battered, but seem to give good images).

 - Carry Case.  See Images 6, 7

 

Optics are in good order check out the collimation check and Ronchi check here.

 

This is an old unit but in good working order and a great deal.

Meade 4.5" Newtonian

$75

N/A

Images 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Telescope Manual

Optics Check

Meade Model 4500

  4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope

 

Specifications

  Diameter: 114mm

  Focal Length: 910mm

  F-Ratio: f/8

 

Included Items

  • Optical Tube Assembly

  • Equatorial Mount

  • Tripod

  • 6x30 finder scope

  • 17mm eyepiece

  • Book: The Stars by H.A. Rey

  • Planisphere

 

Telescope seems to be in good condition.  Collimation has been performed on telescope.  Missing original 25mm eyepiece.  Addition of 17mm eyepiece.  New owner may want to consider getting 40mm & 10mm eyepieces.   All other original parts present except for a few screws/knobs that have been replaced.

 

Accessories

Ref ID

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Sale

Price

Price

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Description

20230606-02

Heavy Duty Tripod

$100

Unknown

1, 2

Very heavy duty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-EVAC Equipment for Sale (PICK UP ONLY)

NOTE: EVAC is not responsible or endorse these items.

 

Item

Sale

Price

Price

New

Photos

Description

Orion X12i 12" Dobsonian

$1,300

N/A

1

Contact: Brian Rucker (ruckerbm@gmail.com)

 

Orion X12i Push-to Dobsonian telescope with a crayford focuser. Purchased in June 2021 and in outstanding condition. Price is $1,300. Includes object locator; a telrad finder sight; 32mm, 25mm, 10mm, 6mm eyepieces and a 2X Barlow lens. Comes with an Orion padded telescope case.

Celestron NexStar 130 SLT Computerized Telescope

$275

$640

Additional Images 1,2, 3

In near new condition, this is a very economically priced telescope with GOTO capabilities.  An excellent beginner telescope.

 

Accessories

  • 130mm (5”) Newtonian Reflector telescope

  • Alt/Az Moterized GoTo Mount

  • 20mm and 10mm eyepiece

  • 2x Omni Barlow Lens

  • Red Dot Finderscope

  • Accessory Tray

 

Specifications

• Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector

• Aperture: 130mm (5.11”)

• Focal Length: 650mm

• Focal Ratio: f/5

• Optical Tube Weight: 8.8 lbs

 

Additional Resources

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ

$200

$480

 

Additional Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

This unit is in near new condition.  This is a great beginner telescope reasonably priced and with your smart phone added to the system you have a push-to system where directional arrows on the telephone application show you where to point your telescope.  This makes locating objects much easier than other methods like star-hopping.  The learning curve on this telescope is probably the best of all beginner telescopes.  I highly recommend this scope for someone who wants to experiment with astronomy, but not ready to shell out thousands for a higher end telescope.

 

Want to know how StarSense works?  Check out this video/review (23 minutes)

 

Accessories

  • 130mm (5”) Newtonian Reflector telescope

  • Alt/Az mount with dual axis slow motion controls

  • 20mm and 10mm eyepiece

  • 2x Omni Barlow Lens

  • Red Dot Finderscope

  • Accessory Tray

 

Specifications

• Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector

• Aperture: 130mm (5.11”)

• Focal Length: 650mm

• Focal Ratio: f/5

• Optical Tube Weight: 8.8 lbs

 

Additional Resources

Celestron NexStar SE Tripod and Mount

$300

N/A

Additional Images 1, 2, 3

These are in excellent computerized Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm mount.  This is a great mount for the price point and GOTO functionality is quite good when properly calibrated.

 

Included items:

 

Mount Specifications

  • Instrument Load Capacity: 10 lbs

  • Mount Head Weight: 7lbs

  • Tripod Weight: 10lbs

  • Dovetail Compatibility: CG-5 dovetail

  • Number of Auxiliary Ports: 1

  • Power Requirements: 8AA batteries and 12VDC-750mA

 

Recommended accessories include:

4.5" Newtonian Telescope

$50

N/A

1, 2

NOTE: This is essentially a new Starsense Explorer LT 114AZ telescope without the StarSense Explorer feature

 

This unit is in near new condition.  This is a great beginner telescope at a super price since the StarSense Explorer feature.

 

Includes

  • 1114mm (4.5”) Newtonian Reflector telescope

  • Alt/Az mount

  • 25mm and 10mm eyepiece

  • Red Dot Finderscope

  • Accessory Tray

 

Specifications

• Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector

• Aperture: 114mm (4.1”)

• Focal Length: 1000mm

• Focal Ratio: f/9

• Optical Tube Weight: 6.6 lbs

 

Additional Resources

 

 

 

 

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