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#7284 Posted: 27th December FOR SALE: Sturdy pedestal stand and alt-azimuth mount to suit 6-inch reflecting telescope. Also tube to suit 6-inch mirror. Cost for both items £25 o.n.o. plus shipping costs Brian Jones, Bradford, Yorkshire, 01274 638792 research AT brianjoneswry.com ****************************************************************************** #7283 Posted: 27th December FOR SALE: WILL TIRION SKY ATLAS 2000.0 with Sky Catalogue 2000.1 Volume 1 (Stars to magnitude 8.0) and Volume 2 (Double Stars, Variable Stars and Non-Stellar Objects). Excellent condition. All three items £40 o.n.o. plus postage at cost. Brian Jones, Bradford, Yorkshire, 01274 638792 research AT brianjoneswry.com ****************************************************************************** #7280 Posted: 27th December WANTED: Can anyone help? Im looking for an instruction manual in English for a Vivitar F900-60EQ telescope.Where would I go to find one, as I cannot source one on the net? Stu, LEICESTER, 07976380151 gizzlobber AT aol.com ****************************************************************************** #7279 Posted: 27th December FOR SALE: Orion Dew Zapper for 10" sct. As new condition unused still in box. Reason for sale is i got fed up of waiting for it 4 weeks! I`ve purchased the dew removal system from BC&F. £30 inc p&p. Thanks for looking... Alan, Tamworth staffs astropilch AT fsmail.net ****************************************************************************** #7278 Posted: 27th December FOR SALE: The famous Meade Eyepiece offer and SAC7 CCD Camera For Sale: The famous Meade Eyepiece offer, the whole shebang: Meade Series 4000 Super Plossl 6.4mm, Meade Series 4000 Super Plossl 9.7mm, Meade Series 4000 Super Plossl 12.4mm, Meade Series 4000 Super plossl 15mm, Meade Series 4000 Super plossl 20mm, Meade Series 4000 Super Plossl 26mm, Meade Series 4000 Super Plossl 32mm, Meade Series 4000 Super Plossl 40mm, and aluminium carry case: £400.00 and also SAC Imaging SAC7 CCD Camera and software: £200.00 Or £600.00 the lot ONO For full details goto my website AT http://www.skyshed.btinternet.co.uk/ Cheers and a Merry Xmas Lee Harris, Bristol, 01179590909 skyshed at btopenworld dot com ****************************************************************************** #7277 Posted: 27th December WANTED: I'm looking for focal reducer for SkyWatcher 90mm Maksutov scope, does anyone know if they are available, if so who sells them?...perhaps someone has one they would like to sell. Please e-mail, or phone me on 01349 884194. Thanks for looking. John, N Scotland, 01349 884194 teleboy2020 at tesco dot net ****************************************************************************** #7276 Posted: 27th December FOR SALE: 10 inch Ritchey Chretien Telescope F9 from RCOS Carbon Fibre zero expansion OTA Paul Jones Astro-Sittal optics (zero expansion) with interferometry Servo motor control of secondary with hand paddle Three large fans on rear plate for active cooling Astrophysics focuser Top and bottom Losmandy plates Superb instrument with flat field for photography or CCD imaging. Several images can be seen at: http://www.observatory.demon.co.uk Price: £6,800 Adrian, Herts catterall AT observatory.demon.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7275 Posted: 27th December WANTED: SOLID DEW SHIELD for Celestron 8" SCT Jason Durrant, jason AT durrant394.fslife.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7274 Posted: 27th December FOR SALE: Nikon gear: Double use for the following items (I have AF versions): 24mm f2.8 Nikon AIS lens in like new condition 85mm f1.4 Nikon AIS lens in like new condition Lenses come with both end and front caps. 85mm has a hood. Both have been used with very good results on my SXV-H9 camera with H-Alpha. The 24mm works perfect at f4 to cover the constellation of cygnus, the 85mm works superbe at f2.8 (!) for e.g. a razorsharp image of half of Orion. Make serious offers please, we all know the 85mm f1.4 is one of the best and more expensive lenses of Nikon. Dodi, Belgium ddierick AT hotmail.com ****************************************************************************** #7273 Posted: 27th December WANTED: Any one out there know where to get replacement "pick and pluck" foam for padded cases? Kev, Hull kev1959_uk AT yahoo.com ****************************************************************************** #7272 Posted: 27th December FOR SALE: CCD BONANZA! 1) SBIG ST7-E used carefully and in great operational condion. GBP1995 2) SBIG ST8XE complete with CCDOPS in immaculate condition. GBP3495. 3) SBIG ST8-i great at a price of GBP2100! Ready to shoot! 4) ST237 Only GBP1345. Works great, no flaws. REFRACTORS! 1) TMB 100/800 OTA with rings in great shape. GBP2385. 2) TeleVue 102OTA like new. GBP1495 3) Astro Physics Starfire 152, f/9...Graet scope in great optical condition. GBP5485 4) Vixen ED102-SS OTA. Used but in excellent condition! GBP1345 5) TV-85 another beauty from TeleVue...GBP1385 6) Takahashi TOA130 with rings and adapters. GBP3385 MOUNTS 1) AP1200GTO NEW!!!! make Christmas offer!! 2) CG-11 (same as G-11) mount with Meade Field Tripod. GBP1445. (Skywalker Go-to also available at extra cost) 3) Takahashi EM10 Temma 2 Jr. mount (2003 model)in great working condition. GBP2295. The Lone MEWLON... 1) One great item...MEWLON 250. GBP4235. Flawless! Please contact me for any other item of interest (high end eyepieces etc). I am most happy to receive reasonable offers! and of course, my prices include shipping and taxes into the UK!. Thanks for taking the time to read... and happy holidays! Sha, Bos, 339-206-0224 pulsar59 AT peoplepc.com ****************************************************************************** #7271 Posted: 27th December WANTED: Tripod for a Vixen Superpolaris Mount. Ideally wooden, but will consider a metal one. Complete will screw to attach to mount. James Silvester, Essex James at coao dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7269 Posted: 27th December WANTED: HELP. Does anyone know if the Alter D6 will accept Synta-type dovetails? Has anyone got the dimensions of the Alter's saddle adaptor? I've got a dovetail from a Sky-Watcher newtonian to mount my 10" tube on the Alter. Would also like to know if anyone is using the Alter with the AWR drives and MaxIm or ASCOM drivers to share experience and setting tips! Thanks for your help and happy Xmas! Roberto Botero, Chiswick, London, UK, 02087470740 evenings roberto AT boterosanchez.plus.com ****************************************************************************** #7268 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Losmandy arcs for DUP dovetail plate. Will fit 8inch tube and possibly 10inch one as well. Mount your DUP or homemade plate and place guidescope's rings or cameras safely on your main scope. £30 inc shipping in mainland UK. Roberto Botero, Chiswick, London, UK, 02087470740 evenings roberto AT boterosanchez.plus.com ****************************************************************************** #7267 Posted: 22nd December WANTED: Orion Dew Zapper for 8" sct. colin martin, Dudley West Mids colin AT cfwmartin.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7264 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: I have a NEW (never used) BORG 76ED f/10 OTA (no focuser) for sale. My price is 550 EUROS shipped to any EU country. If you are interested please let me know Paulo A., Portugal, (+351) 244691704 almtree AT astropor.com ****************************************************************************** #7263 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Meade 26mm Series 4000 Plossl in bolt case Meade 6.7 and 25mm Series 3000 Plossls Meade 1.25" diagonal Various Vixen/Synta counterweights 10/25mm Kelner eyepieces Tele Vue dovetail plate for Vixen/Synta EQ mounts Motorised EQ5 on decent Vixen/Celestron wooden tripod All open to offers or interesting trades. Richard, Chester, 07803 926 960 RJMLynch at aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7262 Posted: 22nd December WANTED: Electric drive(s)for an Orion GEM Mount. Thanks for any help in finding the above. Roger, Ayrshire, Scotland mm0brg at supanet dot com ****************************************************************************** #7260 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Pentax XL eyepieces, 7mm & 21mm, few months old as new, 65 degree FOV, 20mm eyerelief, superior to Radian imo. Reason for sale - need lighter eyepieces with current setup. £155 each. Mark, Midlands mmcr16 AT blueyonder.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7256 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: OIII filter, 1.25" made by 1000 Oaks. £40. Keith, SW, UK kv at astrokeith dot com ****************************************************************************** #7255 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Orion Europa 200 f6 Full details available at http://207.21.197.250/text/telescope.htm Steve, Cambridge, UK orion_134 AT hotmail.com ****************************************************************************** #7254 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: 12inch lx200 tube only finder scope nice optics losmandy brackets and dovetail plate offers or trade for something interesting may a guide scope as part exchange part cash maybe or maybe something else thanks for looking and clear skies. p larkin, clearsky_larkin at hotmail dot com ****************************************************************************** #7253 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: MEADE LX90 - ** Price and Spec updated ** 8" Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. Well looked after with original boxes and manuals. Includes standard Meade accessories; 8x50 finder, heavy duty tripod and 26mm eyepiece. Comes fitted with a 2" Antares Mirror diagonal (takes 1.25" OR 2" eyepieces) instead of the 'ordinary' Meade prism (also included). Also mains lead for connection to 12v outlet, accessory hard case and the OTA is fitted with easy collimation knobs (have previously adjusted at 400x to give nice airy disk in good seeing conditions). Also includes home made 8" dew heater strip for the OTA which also has a 12v connection plug fitted. Genuine reason for selling - I am leaving the practical side of the hobby due to increased local light pollution. Buyer collects from Leicester, asking price is £1250. Gary Brown, Leicester gary.l.brown at ntlworld.com ****************************************************************************** #7252 Posted: 22nd December WANTED: Vixen Lanthanum eyepieces 1.25 inch barrel. focal lengths 10mm, 20mm and 40mm or longer Jung, Surrey/Hants jung dot daruvala at btopenworld dot com ****************************************************************************** #7251 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Synta 25mm eyepiece, new and boxed- mint! 50' afov. £12 TAL 28mm 2" kelner type eyepiece. Little use, and in as new condition with original box. Big eyepiece, big view. New £46 (cheapest) Yours for £30 +postage. APM 16mm plossl, little use, excellent condition. Good quality eyepiece. £35 +postage. Buy both for £60 + postage. Antony McEwan, N Scotland, 01381 600281 antony AT flyboy.fsnet.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7250 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Vixen GP mount on 23 inch pedastal (No drives). This is only 10 months old, and used perhaps half a dozen times. All in original boxes. New from Orion Optics UK £489.00 - Accept £400 or trade for EQ6. Very near offers considered. Nick Bailey, Folkestone, Kent, 01303 244085 nebailey at freeuk dot com ****************************************************************************** #7249 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Orion Optics GX200 8-inch f/6 Newtonian and finder in very good condition, supplied on a Vixen GP German equatorial head and pedestal mount. Dual-axis drives and very precise Sky Sensor 2000 computerised GoTo system also included. Comes with battery pack, original manuals, and a selection of Plossl eyepieces ranging in focal length from 40 to 10mm. £1000. Buyer collects. Collector's item: boxed, mint and unused (still with warranty card) Meade ETX-90RA Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope. This was the instrument that started the ETX revolution. £220 inclusive of U.K. mainland postage. Ade Ashford, Attleborough, Norfolk, 07947 847045 macuserade AT netscape.net ****************************************************************************** #7247 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Tele Vue 19mm Panoptic; mint, boxed and capped. Insured P+P included within UK. £170. Richard, Chester, 07803 926 960 RJMLynch at aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7246 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: 8" f6 Dobsonian. Orion Optics GX OTA. Mirror better than 1/10th wavefront(0.09), RMS 0.01, Strehl 98.7% (Zygo Interferometer certificate). Ronchigram & interferogram. Hilux high-reflectivity coatings. 2"/1.25" focuser. Vixen 6x30 finder. Open air mirror cell with brass collimation nuts. 0.7mm thin vane spider. Tube lined with black felt. OTA sits on a custom built base by professional telescope maker David Lukehurst. Stable & smooth operation in both altitude & azimuth. Adjustable centre-of- gravity. Easily portable by 2 handles on base. 3 months old. Price includes insured delivery but prefer buyer to view & collect. £700 or £680 if collected (effectively you get the base, £195, free). Phil Gulvin, Bromley, South London gulvin at ntlworld dot com ****************************************************************************** #7245 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Pentax SMC zoom 8mm-24mm 20mm eyerelief 60 degree field of view. This is one of the great zoom eyepieces...see cloudynights.com. In perfect condition with all papers and box etc. Gerry Moloney, Co. Meath, Ireland, +353 46 9054688 ursa at eircom dot net ****************************************************************************** #7244 Posted: 22nd December WANTED: NIKON COOLPIX 4500 wanted in full working order. Any extras for astro work would be a bonus. Fair price paid, or have lot's of bits and pieces to swap, deal with if you're interested. Even some of the bits and pieces without the camera would be of interest also - forever hopeful!! RADIAN 3mm still also wanted. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7243 Posted: 22nd December WANTED: I'm looking for an 8" / 200mm telescope with EQ mount and tripod. Helios / Orion or another brand. Not interested in GOTO or many eyepieces just a good cheap second hand telescope. Kevin Walton, Northamptonshire, UK, 07967 830 324 kevin AT unseen.org ****************************************************************************** #7242 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: BW optik Binoviewer, mint, £320. Nikon Nikomat SLR body + lenses (see ad 7046 November) £95. Celestron C5 +flight case, near mint £275. All inclusive of insurance +postage UK. Simon Kidd, Herts as dot kidd at tesco dot net ****************************************************************************** #7239 Posted: 22nd December FOR SALE: Excellent condition Meade LX200 8" Model with goto control and 64000 object database. Selling with 4 eye pieces and barlow lense, Solar filter so can be used day and night. Large extendable tripod. Camera Mount and locater plate and eye piece holder. Focus Master Lense and Telrad. Meade LX series DC adapter for mains and car cigarette lighter. Flexable Dew Shield. Carry case for eye pieces, manual, cleaning kit, red torch, etc. Cotact me for price. Matthew Thompson, SWINDON matthewthompsonm at hotmail dot com ****************************************************************************** #7238 Posted: 17th December FOR SALE: Coronado Solar Max 40 H-Alpha scope with T-Max tuner, hard case and 25mm Ceemax eyepiece. Less than 1 year old and as new condition. £1600 ono Tim Bance, Tonbridge Kent, 01732 832745 timbance at hotmail dot com ****************************************************************************** #7236 Posted: 16th December FOR SALE: ASTRONOMIK 2" OIII filter brand new still in sealed box £165 lindsey, stockport lindseyworthington AT dsl.pipex.com ****************************************************************************** #7235 Posted: 16th December WANTED: 2 inch visual back for a vixen 80 mm telescope thanks and clear skies. p larkin, clearsky_larkin at hotmail.com ****************************************************************************** #7234 Posted: 16th December WANTED: Baader Coma Corrector for Newtonians (or similar quality corrector) Must be in very good condition. 2" fitting. Sold by Celestron as well. Let me know what you have. Thanks Roberto Botero, Chiswick, London, UK, 02087470740 evenings roberto AT boterosanchez.plus.com ****************************************************************************** #7233 Posted: 16th December FOR SALE: BW (LUMICON) BINOVIEWER, a snip at £375 (£600 new from SCS). Jim Gutman on the Cloudy Nights site says they have "superb contrast and detail on solar system and deepsky", he also says they had the "best fit and finish of all the units" he reviewed, and these included the Denkmeier and Tele Vue models. I agree with him. If you buy this at this price, you'll feel so pleased you'll be sending me some extra dosh!! Pairs of eyepieces available, 18mm SW Meade £240 the pair, 24.5mm SW Meade £260 the pair. The buyer of the binoviewer has first refusal on these. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7232 Posted: 16th December FOR SALE: Helios Apollo 6 ins compact tube Newtonian . This is the one with the built in negative lens so the tube is only half its conventional length. It is on an EQ3 mount, fitted with RA and Dec drive motors and controller. Hardly used at all. Selling, as I have two other telescopes. Hoping for 350 pounds. Buyer collects or arranges transport. Chris Baddiley, Malvern, 01684 566205 cj dot baddiley at physics dot org ****************************************************************************** #7230 Posted: 16th December FOR SALE: TELEVUE STARBEAM FINDER, unused (I think!) in box, £120 plus postage. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7229 Posted: 16th December FOR SALE: EYEPIECE CLEAR OUT 5mm Lanthanum Wide Angle (2"+ 1.25" fitting) £120 3.5mm Lanthanum Wide Angle as above, £120 7mm Nagler (version before 6) £120 18mm Meade SWs and 24.5mm SWs also available if they don't go with the binoviewer, please see other ad. All eyepieces plus postage. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7227 Posted: 15th December WANTED: I'm Looking for a BORG 76ED Objective, will also consider 100mm Achromat Objective,thanks. Graham, Lancs astronut66 AT blueyonder ****************************************************************************** #7226 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: Develop and enlarge your own photographs. I have a virtually unused Jessops photo kit including the developing tank, papers, chemicals, enlarger and other items needed for you to develop and customise your own black and white photos without relying on thr photo shop to do it for you. Bought last year but only one film developed because of lack of time.(Moving house and building observatory) This is a bulky item which would be better fetched by purchaser, although carriage can be arranged. Bargain at £75. J Davies, N.Wales, 01978 822 903 jpd AT ashton0.demon.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7223 Posted: 15th December WANTED: Hi, I'm looking for a Taka Epsilon 160 or a Epsilon 180. I would prefer to buy from some on in the EU. Thanks Paulo de Almeida, Portugal, +351 244691704 paulo AT astropor.com ****************************************************************************** #7222 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: Televue Radian 5mm eyepiece. New this year and in excellent condition, in original box with end caps and instructions. £180. John Moore, Fleet, Hants, 01252 676951 johnmoore at iee dot org ****************************************************************************** #7221 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: Meade ETX-70AT plus case,autostar 2 lens and Tripod & Case, 2 months old £250 o.n.o Bob, London UK Bob23muk at yahoo dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7220 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: 8" f6 Dobsonian. Orion Optics GX OTA. Mirror better than 1/10th wavefront(0.09), RMS 0.01, Strehl 98.7% (Zygo Interferometer certificate). Ronchigram & interferogram. Hilux high-reflectivity coatings. 2"/1.25" focuser. Vixen 6x30 finder. Open air mirror cell with brass collimation nuts. 0.7mm thin vane spider. OTA sits on a custom built base by professional telescope maker David Lukehurst. Stable & smooth operation in both altitude & azimuth. Adjustable centre-of-gravity. Easily portable by 2 handles on base. 3 months old. Price includes insured delivery but prefer buyer to view & collect. £700 or £680 if collected (effectively you get the base, £195, free). Phil Gulvin, Bromley, South London, 0208 777 6010 gulvin at ntlworld dot com ****************************************************************************** #7219 Posted: 15th December WANTED: RADIAN 3mm eyepiece wanted. Thanks. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7218 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: FOR SALE: PRE-CHRISTMAS FINAL REDUCTION of PRICES!! 1) TAKAHASHI TOA130 OTA with finder in immaculate condition with. GBP3695. 2) TAKAHASHI FS128 OTA in extremely good condition. Only GBP2995 3) White ASTRO PHYSICS Starfire 152 OTA. Typical AP quality. GBP4995. 4) Brand New Astro Physics AP1200GTO mount for sale. This mount is from the AP's last run. GBP6995. Price includes air courier shipping and taxes. 5) 2 Celestron C-14 OTAs. 2003 CNC Model, used less than 5 times and in new condition! Fastar compatible. Reduced price at GBP3685. The other non CNC GBP3395. 6) The KING of SCTS!!! Meade LX200 16 inch OTA in PRISTINE condition!!! Never used, opened the boxes only indoors to set up. It is UHTC with GPS! Asking GBP10,885. You will save over GBP6000 over the prices in the UK, and this is the latest model. Pictures available on request. 7) Meade LX200 12" GPS with UHTC in pristine condition with all standard accessories. GBP 2695. I will include the 7 eyepiece set for an extra GBP245. 8) Meade LX200 10" GPS with UHTC in pristine condition with all standard accessories. GBP 2285. I will include the 7 eyepiece set for an extra GBP245. 9) Astro Physics AP155EDF OTA with 4" focuser in great condition! GBP7995...Deal of a lifetime for serious amateurs! 10) Astro Physics AP900GTO mount in excellent working order. GBP5745. \ 11) TeleVue 102. Pristine!!!! GBP1445. Interested in other Astro Physics/ TMB/ Takahashi/ Tele Vue APOs? Please contact me for all sizes!! Needless to repeat, my prices include all taxes as well door to door air shipping to UK! All reasonable offers considered. Kindly contact me for pictures and any other questions that you may have. References in UK are also available (especially for high ticket items...). Many thanks for your time and kind consideration. Clear Skies! Sha, 339-206-0224 pulsar59 AT peoplepc.com ****************************************************************************** #7215 Posted: 15th December WANTED: I want to start astro photography,I have an LX90 and a Pratica BX20 camera,I think I need some t-adapters or something!! Can anyone please help me if you have what I need to sell or Info on exactly what I need. Many thanks in advance. Gary, Colchester, 07818872373 gary1577 AT ntlworld.com ****************************************************************************** #7214 Posted: 15th December WANTED: Looking for Tele Vue 25/26mm plossl eyepiece. Must be in good condition ( marks on barrel ok, marks on lens not ok ) john, N Scotland, 01349 884194 teleboy2020 at tesco dot net ****************************************************************************** #7213 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: TAL 120 tube assembly, complete with tube rings, 6x30 finder, 2 plossl e/p's, tube caps. This is scope with tele-negative/field flattener lens built into focusser. Excellent Russian optics give sharp views, and is in pristine condition. £100 ( tel 01349 884194 ), or e-mail john, N Scotland, 01349 884194 teleboy2020 at tesco dot net ****************************************************************************** #7212 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: Complete darkroom kit. Everything you need to start developing and printing you own black and white images. Durst A600 B+W enlarger. This is a good quality item that is very sturdy and will give reasonably large inmages. 2 x 50mm, 1 x 80mm 1 x 105mm enlarging lenses and a condenser glass for each size. These will allow you to print from 35mm and medium format negatives, plus other sizes such as older negatives. Various negative holders and adaptors. Spare bulbs. Contrast filters. Darkroom light. Timer. Bulk film holder. 7 developer trays of different sizes. Various measuring jugs. Thermometer. Various paper holders and proof print holders. paper, chemicals (though might be out of date). Developer tanks x 2 focuser. A few pentax screw thread camera lenses and a Meade T adaptor. Other bits and bobs such as tongs, stir sticks and drying clips. Too much to list. Asking £350.00 ONO. I do not seem to be getting any use out of them these days as I do too much CCD and colour slide stuff now. Buyer MUST collect or pay postage. It would be much better to collect as the enlarger is heavy, difficult to pack well enough for postage, and has lots of heavy glass, bulbs, mirrors etc. David Osborne, Wiltshire. david AT 55osborne.freeserve.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7210 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: Meade etx 125 uhtc including tripod autostar and boxed set of lenses in as new condition. £850 ono Russ, Ferndown Dorset tc at tcope dot fslife dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7209 Posted: 15th December WANTED: Starlight Xpress MX716 , flip mirror , f/3,3 focal reductor. You can send it to Italy ? Thanks, Andrea Pastore, Milan, Italy Andrea Pastore, Milano,Italy, 00393333461119 anpast2 AT libero.it ****************************************************************************** #7206 Posted: 15th December WANTED: Is anybody out there thinking of upgrading their Borg, I am looking for an objective to build a small APO around, haggle about half list, keith wood, West Yorks. kp35wood AT rya-online.net ****************************************************************************** #7205 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: Tasco Luminova telescope F- 900mm three eye pieces,plus Barlow finder. Hardly used. Stored in box for at least two years. Virtually new. £229.00 new now only £150.00 ovno Dawn Rae, Felpham West Sussex UK, 07944 758916 dawn dot kirzdorf at btopenworld dot com ****************************************************************************** #7204 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: MEADE 910N Narrowband Nebular Filter 2.00" As new.Boxed with scan certificate. Bought in error as I discovered it doesn't appear to want to mate with big Naglers.I expect happy times would be had with Meades and I know not what else. £80.00 inc.post. Bruce Mills, Saddleworth,UK bruce dot mills at tesco dot net ****************************************************************************** #7203 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: Pentax XL Eyepieces 28mm 21mm 10.5mm As new & Boxed. £165 Each Orion Optics GEM. Mount with dual drives £250 Meade Series 4000 eyepiece set, all 8 in case, never used. £300 Orion Europa 10" F4.8 OTA with tube rings, mint condition £200 Philips ToU Cam Pro, boxed never used, complete with 1.1/4 sleeve. £75 Mintron B/W CCD video camera kit. Power & video leads, 1.1/4 sleeve, plastic carry case, never used, unwanted item £240 Cyclops Video kit, 12V monitor, CCD camera, leads, complete system £95 Photos of all items can be e-maled Wayne, Cambs (UK), 07960-718931 (not after 9pm) wynshpp AT aol.com ****************************************************************************** #7202 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: SBig ST8 NAGB Parallel download CCD camera with CFW8-colour filter wheel with filters & Adaptive Optics AO7 unit, mains PSU, Carry case, all in good condition, £3200 inc P&P UK. Or trade for something interesting, FS128, Starfire, TMB, TEC or other large aperture APO. Or something else! Equipment can be seen in the telescopes section of my web site. www.worton.com/astronomy tommi worton, suffolk tommi AT worton.com ****************************************************************************** #7201 Posted: 15th December WANTED: TELEVUE Telepod Mount, with/without tripod, possibly Gibraltar Mount wanted for use with TV-76. Would consider deal with my Giro Mount which will take a much greater load but isn't necessary for my small Televue. Please be patient if I don't get straight back to you, might have to be away from email in a few days. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7200 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: EXOTICA STILL AVAILABLE (other items from 14th Dec ad all sold) 6-inch, f9 Vixen ED, 4inch focuser, finder, great optics superb planetary scope, boxed £2550 6-inch, f9 ED Astrophysics, finder, fab optics, fab condition, tremendous planetary scope £4,500 Zeiss 150/2250 boxed objective (Irving tube/focuser provided free with purchase of this EXTREMELY RARE lens). £2,500 5-inch D&G refractor, (read what Harrington has to say about these D&G lenses in Starware - one of the best achromat makers) this scope is unused and in mint condition £850 6inch TAK Epsilon Astrograph, boxed, mint in every respect £2,350 andy stephens, Cheltenham, 01242-675719 nighthawk AT glasseyes.fsnet.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7199 Posted: 15th December WANTED: Vixen GP Pier to Losmandy GM8/11 adapter. Can't seem to find anyone who can do this in aluminium or anything else for that matter. If you have the equipment and are familiar enough with the dimensions for both, I'd really like to hear from you. Happy to pay in advance by cheque, looking to spend around £50. Thanks, Nick Nick Vermeulen, London, 07713652517 nickroams AT yahoo.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7198 Posted: 15th December FOR SALE: losmandy g11 mount tripod polar scope weights lx200 12 inch ota £3000 ono will split or trade for somthing interesting thanks for looking and clear skies.ps please leave a phone number on the email i will you back. p larkin, 01788574012 clearsky_larkin at hotmail dot com ****************************************************************************** #7197 Posted: 15th December WANTED: Astronomik (or similar price/quality) 1-1/4" H-alpha CCD filter, must be in VGC. Also wanted - M42x1mm to M42x1mm male to male coupling ring to attach Starlight Xpress camera to True-Tech flip mirror. Thanks - Rob Greaves. Rob Greaves, Warboys, Cambs., 01487 823128 warboysastro AT aol.com ****************************************************************************** #7196 Posted: 15th December NOTICE: will darren ad No 7188 please ring me or leave a message i will call you back your email dose not seem work thanks and clear skies. p larkin, 01788574012 clearsky_larkin at hotmail dot com ****************************************************************************** #7195 Posted: 12th December FOR SALE: William Optics FLT 110mm APO refractor Ready for saturn and mars Triplet Apochromatic refractor with 4 inch rotating focusser, 2" and 1 1/4" adapters, 50mm finder holder and superb tube rings. All caps boxes and guarantee certificate. This scope is pristine condition and performs thye same as a Tak FSQ for Half price! Email or Phone for pictures and details. £1950 ovno richard best, sussex, 01273 812397 rvbest123321 AT aol.com ****************************************************************************** #7194 Posted: 12th December WANTED: Still looking for a large truss-tube Dobsonian. Cash waiting! Richard, Chester, 07803 926 960 RJMLynch at aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7193 Posted: 12th December WANTED: I'm looking for a fairly sturdy tripod to mount a Celestron C5 for overseas trips. Must be light-weight with fairly smooth motions, good enough for low-medium power observing. Richard, Chester, 07803 926 960 RJMLynch at aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7192 Posted: 12th December FOR SALE: EQ5 equatorial mount, stripped and properly greased, Celestron drives as originally fitted to Vixen SP, solid, full-height wooden tripod, very similar to the Vixen AL150 but more stable. Suit refractor very well. Open to offers or interesting astro trades Richard, Chester, 07803 926 960 RJMLynch at aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7189 Posted: 12th December FOR SALE: Meade ETX T adaptor + extention tube for eyepiece projection. + BC7F ETX to 1.1/4" adaptor for straight through viewing port.Allows for attachment of 1.1/4 accessories whilst retaining viewing via flip mirror. Picture available. £30. including P&P. George Benedik, Sheffield. siriusb at blueyonder .dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7188 Posted: 11th December WANTED: hi.im looking for a large reflector or refractor .well i say large i mean 8" +.. anything considered..i have cash waiting .im in worcestershire. darren, worcestershire uk darrenjdcomputers2002 AT hotmail.com ****************************************************************************** #7185 Posted: 11th December WANTED: Information. I have a Pictor 216XT CCD camera, but the power supply has fried itself. I want to repair it, but I can't identify one component, and need someone who has one of these PSU (the 208 and 201 will be the same) to open it and give me the ID number on the 5 pin power transistor which is bolted to the case as a heatsink. It begins "LT1". Any help much appreciated. Alternatively, if anyone has one of these PSU going cheap, let me know! Charlie Gleed, Edinburgh, UK charliegleed at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7184 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Astrophotography - clear out of mechanical Nikon equipment at pre-Christmas reduced prices. Please email for more details and/or pictures. P&P (UK only) at cost. Nikon FM2n black body. Superb condition. £175. Nikkor 24mm f2 AI lens. Mint. £220. Nikkor 35mm f2 AI lens. Almost mint. £155. Nikkor 50mm f1.2 AI lens. Mint. £185. Nikkor 85mm f2 AI lens. Mint. £175. Nikon F2 Photomic body in black. Very nice condition. Meter a bit erratic hence £125. Nikkormat ELw body in black. Almost mint appearance - meter may need calibration hence only £55. Soligor 200mm f2.8 (Nikon fit). Excellent. £55. Tamron 135mm f2.5 with case (no mount) excellent. £25. Tamron 200 f3.5 (no mount) with case & box - very good £35. Tamron 28mm f2.5 (no mount) good £25. John Franklin, Portsmouth, Hants, UK johnfranklin2000 at aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7182 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Meade ETX-125 Autostar with Tripod & polar wedge, red dot finderscope, barlow lens, eyepieces 4mm 7. 5mm & 26mm 1.25" adapter for camera port & hard carry case. £850 ono David Mason, Maidenhead, Berks, 01628 780 783 david at firework dot com ****************************************************************************** #7180 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Telescope, Mount Losmandy G-11 and Optic Tube Jaegers 150mm F:10 full telescope and optionally many other accessorys. Full tripod, focuser Apogee 2", Apogee holder rings for optic tube and Losmandy plateholder, finder 60,-mm with rings, mint condition, good refractor, Price all telescope, 2700 euros. Have images in jpg format, Fernando Paniagua, Madrid, Spain cygnus AT retemail.es ****************************************************************************** #7179 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Celestron Schmidt Camera 8" F:1,5 - Film frame holder of 35mm, Film roller holder for rolls of 35,-mm, Two filters holders, Clear and H-Alpha, Mint condition, Price : 2.000,-Euros Have images in jpg format, Send by transport agency, Fernando Paniagua, Madrid, Spain cygnus AT retemail.es ****************************************************************************** #7178 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Meade and Sbig CCD Cameras - Meade CCD Camera PICTOR 416, with included Epoch2000ip, Epoch2000sk and CCDPro, All 1.750.-euros. Ccd Sbig Camera ST-5C, included programs Ccd Sharp for Windows, Lucy-Richarson Deconvolution Software, Hartmann mask software, and ESrv Software and #520 Relays, All : 1.450,-Euros. Mint condition. Have images in jpg format, Send by transport agency Fernando Paniagua, Madrid, Spain cygnus AT retemail.es ****************************************************************************** #7177 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Apochromatic Refractor Meade 127ED/LXD-650 finder Meade 8X50mm, focuser for eyepieces 2" and 1 1/4", diagonal prism Meade 2", eyepiece splossl Meade 26,-mm 1 1/4, Ecuatorial mount Meade model LXD-650, electronic computer model #"1697" - "GOTO" - LX200, Steel tripod two highs, Two manuals of instructions, mount and tube, very mint condition, Price: 4800 euros, Have images in jpg format, Send by transport agency, Fernando Paniagua, Madrid, Spain cygnus AT retemail.es ****************************************************************************** #7176 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Telescope Schmidt-Cassegrain Meade LX200 - 10" Finder Meade MEADE 8X50 right, Diagonal prism 2" S/C, Meade eyepiece splossl Series 4000, 26mm. 1 1/4", Hand manual electronic control LX200 function "GOTO", for location of 64.539 objects, 9 speeds of slewings, Equatorial fork mount, The Sky level III program included, Instructions manual. very mint condition, Price: 3700 euro Have images in jpg format, Send by transport agency, Fernando Paniagua, Madrid, Spain cygnus AT retemail.es ****************************************************************************** #7174 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: SKYWATCHER EXPLORER 200, model SKP2001 - 200mm (8"), f/1000, f/5 parabolic Newtonian. Aluminium tube, 0.5mm secondary supports, faintest steller magnitude 14.2, resolving power 0.6 arc secs, 2" focuser with 1.25" adapter. Piggy-back brackets, 9x50 finder scope, polar alignment scope. Long and short dovetails, 25mm and 10mm SMA eyepieces, a x2 barlow threaded for direct camera connection, EQ5 mount with built-in polar scope holder, micrometer latitude adjuster, azimuth polar alignment adjuster, setting circles and bubble level. 1.5" stainless steel pipe tripod with accessory tray, Absolutely as new with all original packaging. Purchased 10 Sept 2003 from Sherwoods. Plus - a 40mm, 30mm, 25mm, 15mm, 10mm and 5mm Plossl set, a X3 barlow and a liquid filled hand compass. £460.00 It weighs 29 Kgs and a back problem now forces sale! See web-site www.skywatchertelescope.net for full specs and photo gallery. Clear skies! I can deliver within 50 miles of the Gatwick area at petrol cost, after cheque clearance. I m also looking for a Meade ETX-125 Ian Howard, 01293 458475 ianrchoward at aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7172 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: PRE-CHRISTMAS FURTHER REDUCED PRICES!! 1) TAKAHASHI TOA130 OTA with finder in immaculate condition with. GBP3795. 2) TAKAHASHI FS128 OTA in extremely good condition. Only GBP2995 3) White ASTRO PHYSICS Starfire 152 OTA. Typical AP quality. GBP5295. 4) Brand New Astro Physics AP1200GTO mount for sale. This mount is from the AP's last run. GBP7285. Price includes air courier shipping and taxes. 5) 2 Celestron C-14 OTAs. 2003 CNC Model, used less than 5 times and in new condition! Fastar compatible. Reduced price at GBP3885. The other non CNC GBP3495. 6) The KING of SCTS!!! Meade LX200 16 inch OTA in PRISTINE condition!!! Never used, opened the boxes only indoors to set up. It is UHTC with GPS! Asking GBP11,385. You will save over GBP5500 over the prices in the UK, and this is the latest model. Pictures available on request. 7) Meade LX200 12" GPS with UHTC in pristine condition with all standard accessories. GBP 2785. I will include the 7 eyepiece set for an extra GBP245. 8) Meade LX200 10" GPS with UHTC in pristine condition with all standard accessories. GBP 2325. I will include the 7 eyepiece set for an extra GBP245. 9) Astro Physics AP155EDF OTA with 4" focuser in great condition! GBP8125...Deal of a lifetime for serious amateurs! 10) Astro Physics AP900GTO mount in excellent working order. GBP5745. 11) Interested in other Astro Physics/ TMB/ Takahashi/ Tele Vue APOs? Please contact me for all sizes!! Needless to repeat, my prices include all taxes as well door to door air shipping to UK! All reasonable offers considered. Kindly contact me for pictures and any other questions that you may have. References in UK are also available (especially for high ticket items...). Many thanks for your time and kind consideration. Sha, Bos, 339-206-0224 pulsar59 AT peoplepc.com ****************************************************************************** #7171 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Giro 2 Deluxe Twin arm in new condition alt az mount Euro 250.00 Gerry Moloney, Co Meath, Ireland, +353 46 9054688 ursa at eircom dot net ****************************************************************************** #7170 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Pentax PF-80 ED spotting scope "the gold standard" for 80mm spotting scopes according to Better View Desired website Very light 48 oz. polycarbonate body, nitrogen filled, weatherproof, takes 1.25 astronomical eyepieces unlike other spotting scopes. Perfect travel scope The only scope I have used with integral prism assembly ( correct image )which delivers a great star image with tight Airy disc. Useable up to x200 and beyond special cordura bag which can be left on when in use(zips open at both ends and at mounting block) Integral Photo tripod mount. I can send pics if desired. Euro 700.00 Gerry Moloney, Co Meath, Ireland, +353 46 9054688 ursa at eircom dot net ****************************************************************************** #7169 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Panoptic 35mm in new condition caps and box and all papers Hardly used and optically and cosmetically perfect. Too large an exit pupil for me... I use a 27mm Panoptic for a 5mm exit pupil (my max) Euro 330.00 Gerry Moloney, Co Meath, Ireland, +353 46 9054688 ursa at eircom dot net ****************************************************************************** #7168 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Vixen FL80S fluorite apochromat. F8 / 640mm focal length Pin point colour free star images, great planetary performer. In new condition. with 2" smooth and buttery action focuser. Mounting rings included Euro 850.00 Gerry Moloney, Co Meath, Ireland, +353 46 9054688 ursa at eircom dot net ****************************************************************************** #7167 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Astronomy Books Visual Astronomy of the Deep Sky by Roger Clark £15 hardback nice book which shows how objects look in the telescope NGC 2000 by Roger Sinnott £6 (new £12.95) paperback Gives a one line listing of each of the NGC and IC nebulous objects The Year-Round Messier Marathon by Harvard Pennington £15 hardback Excellent book for locating all M objects on any night http://www.willbell.com/HANDBOOK/mess.htm A Manual of Advanced Celestial Photography by Wallis & Provin £20 hardback (new £34.50) Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes by Rev Webb Vol 1 & 2 £5 paperback The Art and Science of CCD Astronomy by David Ratledge £5 paperback Burnham's Celestial Handbook Vols 1, 2 & 3 £25 for all 3 paperback (new £40 see http://www.scsastro.co.uk/it290001.htm ) All books are in as new condition. Postage extra as some of these books are rather heavy. Lilian Hobbs, Southampton me at lilianhobbs dot com ****************************************************************************** #7163 Posted: 11th December FOR SALE: Mead LX 10 for sale All boxed in Very good condition including Dec motor 8x50 finder scope Large field tripod Hand controller Teleview zoom eyepiece 4000 super plossl eyepiece will accept £800 Dave, sheffield, 07974611638 lewis.d AT blueyonder.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7160 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Mint condition Celestron C14 OTA, in celestron anthracite grey and only 15months old. £3700 , ( £4700 new lee, yorkshire, 07802 722 294 steambug at AOL dot com ****************************************************************************** #7159 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Pentax XL Eyepieces - 3 months old and superb quality, as new 7mm and 21mm, £150 each or both for £290, a christmas bargain! Mark, Midlands mmcr16 AT blueyonder.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7156 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: TeleVue 7.5mm Plossl, boxed, cap, excellent condition, 1.25" push fit £45 inc postage....going for longer focal length, would swap for 25/26mm TV plossl, Thanks for looking John, N Scotland, 01349 884194 ****************************************************************************** #7155 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Sirius optics Varible filter system 1.25" great for planetary and DSO observations asking £170 (rrp £275) would consider trade for a 1.25" or 2" flip mirror robert delaney, telford ,shropshire robertdelaney AT blueyonder.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7154 Posted: 8th December WANTED: Orion Europa 150 f5 or 200 f4.5 complete with EQ mount & tripod as sold by Orion UK. Must be local to SE or London as would want to inspect item prior to purchase. Thanks AB Alan, Kent, UK alan at buttkent dot demon dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7151 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: SBIG RGB Filter Set for CCD Imaging Set of five 1.25" dichroic filters comprising R, G, B, Clear and IR block £110 Derrick Farley, Newbury UK, 01488 639120 derrick at lh-dome dot demon dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7150 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Planetary Imaging Setup: Philips Toucam Pro and Nec Versa 6060 Laptop. Laptop has 80Mb RAM, 3GB disk, CDROM, 800X600 TFT screen and is loaded with many of the popular webcam imaging software packages. I'll also throw in a 100MB parallel port ZIP drive (slightly dicky PSU for the Zip drive but it works). £225 ovno Derrick Farley, Newbury UK, 01488 639120 derrick at lh-dome dot demon dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7149 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: STARLIGHT XPRESS MX7C usb totally as new condition rarely used. Selling to fund 6" refactor £650 Geoff, ibell at lineone dot co do uk ****************************************************************************** #7148 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Philips PCVC740K webcam + software + 1.25" threaded adaptor. £60 Starstuck Pete, Durham, UK starstruck_37 AT hotmail.com ****************************************************************************** #7147 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Robofocus full new kit for the LX200 allows full autofocus from the PC. £300 ono Richard, Southampton, 02380 900889 or 07966 425215 rcwinter AT ntlworld.com ****************************************************************************** #7146 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Nikon Coolpix CP995 3.34 Megapixel Digital camera 32MB Compact flash card 2 x Nikon 995 rechargeable Batteries Nikon Quick Charger Nikon filter set including ND4, Polarizing filter, UV Nikon Holdall for camera and accessories See a review of the camera at the site below..... http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp995/ This is a great little camera and can be easily used for Digi-scopeing. I upgraded to a large format digital SLR, my loss is your gain. £300ono,also trade for MX-HX camera or other interesting things Richard, Southampton, 02380 900889 or 07966 425215 rcwinter AT ntlworld.com ****************************************************************************** #7145 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: A 110mm Reflecting telescope with a 25mm eyepiece on an Equat0rial Tripod A good beginners telescope Selling for £75.00 plust postage Pat, Burnham garvinpl at aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7144 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Meade ETX 125,, tube assembly only, inc, uhtc 26mm plossl finder, ex Price: £350.00 or near offer sallyp_35, surrey uk, 01932 702292 sallyp_35 AT hotmail.com ****************************************************************************** #7142 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: Meade LX10, 8 x 50 viewfinder, Meade series 3000 25mm plossl & series 4000 9.7mm super plossl, field tripod (fixed height), boxed, caps, hardly used, VGC, £500. John, West Sussex, 01444 245728 archerjohn at btinternet dot com ****************************************************************************** #7140 Posted: 8th December FOR SALE: 7 Mead super plossl eyepieces and case £375 Mead electronic eyepiece £50 Mead super wedge £350 Mead 647 2" flip mirror system £175 Moon filter £20 2" Lumicon deep-sky filter £100 T adapter for Nikon £25 Balance weight rail system for 10" £50 Balance weight front system for 10" £25 Mead epoch 2000sk cd soft ware £40 Jeff, Solihull, 0121 745 3354 tojeff AT jeffrey67.fsnet.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7134 Posted: 6th December WANTED: Vixen Accessory Plate, or equivalent, to fit EQ5 Mount allowing side by side use of a guidescope and main scope. Greg Beeke, Warwickshire greg dot beeke at btopenworld dot com ****************************************************************************** #7133 Posted: 5th December FOR SALE: For sale or trade meade 127 ed apo refractor on a lx 650 goto mount fully computerised with remote hand set plus rock solid delux field tripod 2inc foc with 1 1/4 adaptor solid dew shield 8x50 finder plus other acssesories cost over £4500.00 it is in mint showroom condition and the veiws are on par with a tak all serious offers considered i am looking for a 10inc or above schmdt for trade or would trade for a larger refractor plus cash either way. garry, cambs, 01480382425 garryblueboy AT ntlworld.com ****************************************************************************** #7132 Posted: 5th December FOR SALE: meade 14mm ultra wide eyepiece. used but in pristine condition. comes with box and plastic bolt case. no set screw marks. asking £210 ono. meade superplossls in mint condition. 6.4mm, 12.4mm, and 15mm asking £50 each. also 40mm in mint conditin. asking £70. all have plastic bolt cases. buy two or more and reduce the price of each eyepiece by £5.00. prices include postage. paul comeskey, glasgow, 0141 581 6495 paul.comeskey AT ntlworld.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7131 Posted: 5th December FOR SALE: I sell a new-like TMB 100/800 fluorite triplet apo in leightweigh Vixen tube. Very smooth improved 2" focuser, Vixen rings and adapter for Vixen/Celestron mounts, full aperture quality solar filter (photographic density, OK for visual use with grey filter on EP), custom-made in the USA soft padded bag with room for accessories, test -bulletin, and Zeiss/Baader prism diagonal. 100 % color-free optics rivals my Zeiss APQ. Pics on request. Asking £1900 including shipping (insured) via UPS or FedEx or your best offer. Clear skies, Van der Elst, Brussels avdedahm AT tiscalinet.be ****************************************************************************** #7130 Posted: 5th December FOR SALE: Sell a mint Meade Research Grade 20 mm Wide Angle EP (1.25", 65° field), multi-coated. Made in Japan by MOP. A superb confortable EP giving far less distortion than current wide fields . $ 90 shipped, OBO. Van der Elst, Brussels avdedahm AT tiscalinet.be ****************************************************************************** #7128 Posted: 4th December NOTICE: UK ASTRO ADS Readers - Beware!! Awareness notice. A small number of telescopes have been stolen from a commercial premises, and may show up (in time) on this or other private sales websites. Intes-Micro Alter 715 deluxe 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain Intes-Micro Alter 703 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain Intes-Micro Alter 603 6" Maksutov-Cassegrain Ylena 85 85mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Intes-Micro MN56 5" Maksutov-Newtonian Konus Motor 90 Konus Motor 130 Konus Motor 150 If you are offered these telescopes or see them being offered, and you are suspicious of their authenticity, please contact your local police station. Chris Garvey (on behalf of House of Optics Ltd). Chris Garvey, Bedfordshire rubystar at ntlworld dot com ****************************************************************************** #7126 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: One Newtonian telscope - former society scope, sale due to upgrade of facilities. Very unique telescope. Open frame tube manuafactured by Beacon Hill Telescopes with David Hinds Optics, equatorial mount, counterweights, finderscope, manual drives. Details: Primary mirror by David Hinds Optics, 14-inch (356mm) aperture, focal length 70-inch (1780mm), focal ratio of f/5. 3-inch (76mm) elliptical flat. Mirrors reconditioned in July 2003. Vixen rack-&-pinion focussing, 2"/1.25" eyepiece adaptor. Mirror covers fitted with dissiccant holders. Price £950 David MacMillan, Essex, UK, 01279876238 mail at neas dot org dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7125 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: AstroArt 2.0 Starlight Xpress MX516 ccd camera, software and leads Parallel port accelerator module Starlight Xpress Star 2000 tracking system with manuals, leads and software £300 ono. Email me for any pictures. Mathew Nightingale, Southampton testwood AT hotmail.com ****************************************************************************** #7124 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: Very reluctant sale of LX200 Meade LX200 8" "Classic" Hard carry case, Wedge, Field Tripod, Eyepieces = Meade SP 26mm, Meade SP 12.4mm, Celestron Plossl 36mm, 10mm Illuminated reticule, Meade 2x Barlow, Meade 1 1/4" diagonal Starry Night Pro 3 Counter balance weights RS232 lead to control from PC/Laptop All power leads, including cigarette adapter for use in car. Various filters, and adapters for SLR cameras. Priced to sell at £1500 ono. Email me for any pictures. Will consider delivery depending on location. Mathew Nightingale, Southampton testwood AT hotmail.com ****************************************************************************** #7122 Posted: 4th December WANTED: Kendrick Observer Tent. Any Condition Considered, Cash Waiting Andy Williams, Leeds, 0113 225 9405 andy dot williams3 at ntlworld.com ****************************************************************************** #7121 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: 1. STARLIGHT XPRESS MX7c Colour CCD camera. The finest reasonably priced cooled single shot colour CCD camera around. Very good condition. 2 years old, complete. £600 only 2. Canon EOS D60 SLR digital camera. Body only. A fine astro camera as well as an outstanding general purpose digital camera. Excellent condition. Complete only £650 ono Kevin, Surrey a301kod AT aol dot com ****************************************************************************** #7118 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: Tele Vue Panoptic 35mm. Fantastic wide-field eyepiece. Mint condition including box, end caps, etc. Reluctant sale. £260 ono. Morton Henderson, Glasgow morton.henderson AT ntlworld.com ****************************************************************************** #7118 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: PRE-CHRISTMAS FURTHER REDUCED PRICES!! 1) Brand New Astro Physics AP1200GTO mount for sale. This mount is from the AP's last run. GBP7385. Price includes air courier shipping and taxes. 2) 2 Celestron C-14 OTAs. 2003 CNC Model, used less than 5 times and in new condition! Fastar compatible. Reduced price at GBP3885. The other non CNC GBP3495. 3) The KING of SCTS!!! Meade LX200 16 inch OTA in PRISTINE condition!!! Never used, opened the boxes only indoors to set up. It is UHTC with GPS! Asking GBP11,385. You will save over GBP5500 over the prices in the UK, and this is the latest model. Pictures available on request. 4) Meade LX200 12" GPS with UHTC in pristine condition with all standard accessories. GBP 2785. I will include the 7 eyepiece set for an extra GBP245. 5) Meade LX200 10" GPS with UHTC in pristine condition with all standard accessories. GBP 2325. I will include the 7 eyepiece set for an extra GBP245. 6) Astro Physics AP155EDF OTA with 4" focuser in great condition! GBP8125...Deal of a lifetime for serious amateurs! 7) Interested in other Astro Physics/ TMB/ Takahashi/ Tele Vue APOs? Please contact me for all sizes!! 8) Astro Physics AP900GTO mount in excellent working order. GBP5745. Needless to repeat, my prices include all taxes as well door to door air shipping to UK! All reasonable offers considered. Kindly contact me for pictures and any other questions that you may have. References in UK are also available (especially for high ticket items...). Many thanks for your time and kind consideration. Sha, Bos, 339-206-0224 pulsar59 at peoplepc dot com ****************************************************************************** #7117 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: ETX-90 Accessories Thousand Oaks Type 2+ Solar Filter £50 Meade Electric Focuser #1244 £75 BC&F Piggy Back Camera Bracket £25 BC&F Parfocal Camera Support (needs piggy back bracket) £25 Allows all digital video cameras to photograph through the eyepiece Lilian Hobbs, Southampton me at lilianhobbs dot com ****************************************************************************** #7116 Posted: 4th December NOTICE: Hello, This isn`t really a wanted ad but then again it is?! I`m having trouble sendind emails to bt internet users, is there something wrong with your server or my pc? Can Ian Lainchbury contact me regarding sct collimation thankyou. Clear skies to all Alan, Tamworth staffs, 07855 854315 astropilch AT fsmail.net ****************************************************************************** #7115 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: Celestron C8, equatorial wedge, tripod, usual accessories, 6.3 focal reducer etc. Excellent condition. £600 ovno. Geoff Mitchell, Honiton, Devon ruth dot palmer at bt internet dot com ****************************************************************************** #7114 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: Starlight Xpress MX5c with Star2000 autoguider interface with all leads and software. System is working perfectly, and takes the excellent colour astrophotos expected of a specialist, cooled camera. My astrophotos taken with this camera (except the Mercury transit shot) can be seen at:- http://www.strachan-stephens.com/Astro/AstrosizeLHS.htm Price: £400 for Camera and autoguider interface. Adam Stephens, Sherborne, Dorset orion105 at gmx dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7111 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: Do you keep bumping into your telescope in the dark? I have one set of 3 flashing lights to stop you doing this! They would make a great stocking filler to anyone looking for something a little unusual. These are smaller (about the size of a 2p coin) and therefore less likely to be knocked from their position than the usual ones that are for sale. £7.50 for the set of 3 (including postage). If you would like any more details please contact me. Chris Harper, chris at cmharper dot com ****************************************************************************** #7110 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: Meade ETX 90 EC. Autostar + PC Cable, Flexi Dew Shield, Meade 883 Tripod, Meade 4mm, 6mm, 26mm eyepieces, Orion Epic ED-2 5mm eyepiece. Meade 2x Shorty Barlow, Meade Right Angle View finder, Flexi Focuser, 4 eyepiece filters, Tripod Adaptor, AC Adapter with car adapter + 25 ft cable. BCF Alignmate, Meade Soft Carry Bag, Home Made Solar Filter. All for £650 ONO David, Portsmouth Area superdavegeeuk at yahoo dot com ****************************************************************************** #7109 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: books for sale ideal christmas present for newcomer to astronomy Collins guide to stars and planets by Ian Redpath and Will Tirion excellent condition £4.00 Philips guide to stars and planets by Patrick Moore as new £4.00 1993 year book of astronomy edited by Patric Moore as new £4.00 All three books for £10.00 Collected Southern Hampshire or postage at cost STEVE, southern hampshire steve AT costa109.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7108 Posted: 4th December FOR SALE: losmandy cg11 mount and tripod and polar scope and lx200 12inch ota classic interested in a trade for a daystar or something interetsing or part trade: £3000 ono thanks for looking and clear skies. p larkin, clearsky_larkin at hotmail dot com ****************************************************************************** #7107 Posted: 2nd December FOR SALE: Celestron 5 eyepieces 1 2X Barlow Plus 7 filters all in Aluminium Case This Eyepiece and Filter Kit is BRAND NEW . Five Superior Grade Plössl Eyepieces - 1.25" 4mm, 6mm, 9mm, 15mm, and 32mm. (32mm has 44° ) . Barlow Lens - 2x 1.25 . Six Coloured Eyepiece(Lunar & Planetary) Filters - 1.25" - Included are Kodak Wratten #12, #21, #25, #56, #58A, and #80A. Plus Moon Filter - 1.25" . Aluminium Carrying Case - This sturdy and well-built case fits all of the above items in the die-cut foam interior and has room for additional accessories. Andy Lawes, Sussex, 01424 819450 andy at esas dot org dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7102 Posted: 2nd December FOR SALE: Back issues of Astronomy; S&T; Astronomy Now; and Focus magazines from 1988 to 2003. Free to school or astro club. Donation to Children in Need for private buyer (£15 the lot). Buyer collects. No splitting for individual copies. John Clarke, North Hampshire jbc at clere dot com ****************************************************************************** #7101 Posted: 2nd December FOR SALE: 12" sct collumates (BC&F) recieved in error, unopened. I have a 10" so they are no good to me! £10 ono. alan, Tamworth Staffs, 07855 854315 astropilch AT fsmail.net ****************************************************************************** #7097 Posted: 1st December WANTED: Celestron or Meade SCT 8" f/10 only OTA . Thanks, Andrea Pastore, Milan,Italy, 00393333461119 anpast2 AT libero.it ****************************************************************************** #7096 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: REDUCED - See pics in advert #6969 Like new -8 inch Meade LX200GPS £1,950 OVNO Comes as standard with: * Meade 2" Microfocuser (with adaptors) for precise software/Autostar controlled focusing * 26 mm Meade Series 4000 Superplössl eyepiece * 45° Meade Diagonal * Autostar II handcontroller with updated databases, +150,000 objects * Meade heavy-duty field tripod * and also - upgraded precision metal gears for RA and DEC drives for 0% backslash - from Peterson Engineering (USA) - email for details. I also have the following extras that I will only sell once the telescope sells: * Meade Equatorial Wedge * Meade f/6.3 focal reducer with multicoated optics for SCT * Computer cable to update Autostar and control telescope different software - Autostar updated to current release * Homemade counter-balance weight set with 3 weights - sliding rail type * Orion Dew Zapper to prevent dew formation for 8in SCT - power supply included - no dew at all during winter! * BC&F flexi dewshield for 8in LX200 * Custom made carrying case for scope - can be carried as a rucksack - fully padded for maximum protection - similar to Orion's (USA) padded cases Selling whole package for £2,000 plus shipping in mainland UK only. Please email for further details and pictures of scope and photos taken with it if interested. Only reason for selling finance to upgrade to bigger scope and mount!!! Everything must go! Thanks for looking! Roberto Botero, Chiswick, London, UK, 02087470740 evenings roberto AT boterosanchez.plus.com ****************************************************************************** #7095 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Coronado SolarMax 40mm aperture narrowband 0.7A Ha filter with TMax tuner and 10mm blocking filter. Maximised for telescopes under 1000mm focal length. Purchased in summer 2003 from BC&F, these sell for £1575 at the moment, excellent condition. Coronado Cemax Eyepieces and 2x Barlow, 12mm, 18mm & 25mm. The CEMAX (Contrast Enhanced) series eyepieces are specially designed and coated for optimising Há viewing. BC&F are selling these for £345 Sensible offers for the complete package, will not split. Or trade for something interesting, Daystar T-Scanner, 4 plus APO/Fluorite, SX HX916 CCD! let me know what you have. tommi worton, suffolk tommi AT worton.com ****************************************************************************** #7094 Posted: 1st December WANTED: Finger Lakes DF2 digital focusing system to use with TAK FSQ-106, has anyone out there got one? tommi worton, suffolk tommi AT worton.com ****************************************************************************** #7093 Posted: 1st December WANTED: Takahashi TFP7210 focal reducer that will give me F4.5 on my FS-60C, also Takahashi camera angle adjuster to fit FS60. tommi worton, suffolk tommi AT worton.com ****************************************************************************** #7092 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Van Slyke Versa-Port Slider 1. This is the first generation of sliders without the filter slot. It will attach to SCT threads and comes with a 2" adapter to convert it to a 2" barrel nose to fit a 2" focuser. A T-Thread Adapter is also included for attachment to CCDs, cameras, etc. A minimum of 4.5" of back focus is required for use. As new condition, £300 inc P&P UK Van Slyke Versa-Port Slider 2. Incorporates a built-in, 360 degree radius, externally adjustable pick-off mirror, in it's 1.25" side pick-off port, that accommodates standard 1.25" guiding eyepieces and auto guiding CCD cameras. Slide mirror position is conveniently controlled with the Slider push-pull rod located on the end of the housing. £400 inc P&P UK Images of the slider 2 can be seen in the telescope section of my web site www.worton.com/astronomy See link below for further information. http://www.observatory.org/vsengr.htm tommi worton, suffolk tommi AT worton.com ****************************************************************************** #7090 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: pentax xl 40mm. used but in excellent condition. comes with box and caps. asking £145. pentax xl 28mm. brand new, still sealed. asking £165. meade 14mm ultra wide. brand new and still sealed. gives an 84 degree field of view and fits both 1.25" and 2" focusers. asking £240. may accept close offers. tele vue 7mm type 1 nagler. used but in excellent condition. comes with box and caps. asking £115. tele vue 6mm radian. brand new, never used. comes with box, caps, pupil guide and papers. asking £170. all prices include postage. paul comeskey, glasgow, 0141 581 6495 paul.comeskey AT ntlworld.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7089 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: BURNHAMS CELESTIAL HANDBOOK, all three volumes, HARDBACK, excellent condition with dust jackets, £45 including postage. THE EXPLORERS OF MARS HILL by William Lowell Putnam. A centennial history of Loewll Observatory. A wonderful illustrated history of this famous observer and observatory. I have two copies and am selling a copy with the signature of the author on the title page. £45 including postage. I'll be sending other interesting book titles to this listing, so watch this space. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7088 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: EYEPIECES for sale, contact me if you require any more details. NAGLER 9mm Type 6, £175 20mm Vixen Lanthanum, £65 9.5mm Lanthanum (Soligor badged), £45 All prices include postage, no offers please unless you want more than one. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7087 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: VIXEN 80MM FLUORITE tube assembly, with finder, cradles and 2"/1.25" fitting, diagonal. This is a fine apo refractor, come and test the images if you like, it'll flaw you if you haven't looked through one before. Extremely portable and aircraft friendly - just right for the transit of Venus I'm only selling as I've ended up with two of them, was going to have a pair of binocs made but decided against it - too useful as a portable high performance scope. £650ono. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7086 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: 6" MAK-NEWT tube assembly, with 2"/1.25" fitting, finder, and plate to fit on vixen type mount. Fabulous planetary scope as you'll know if you've ever used one. Sky and Telescope reviewed this and described it as having an apochromat like performance. £725 ono. Paul Yates, Oakworth, West Yorkshire, 01535 678491 paulastro at blueyonder dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7085 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Meade LXD55 Dec motor (everything inc housing) To cut along story short I spent alot of money, bought a new motor to find out it was £0.01 grub screw that was missing. I now have either a new Dec motor or a 6 months old one for sale, both are fine & work the same. I would rather sell the later though. I would even consider swapping for a good High powered EP from 6-4.8mm Peter, Mansfield, Notts, 07776222272 peternoakes at f2s dot com ****************************************************************************** #7084 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Tal 100R refractor telescope, on equatorial mount with sturdy wooden tripod, less than one year old with very little use, perfect order and as new condition with original two eyepieces and accessories. £175. Paul Hinsley, Lowestoft Suffolk, 01502 740860 paul AT phinsley.fsnet.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7080 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Meade 60mm Refractor D.S. Series in as new condition, complete in original box . Electric drives, an ideal Xmas present ! £ 60 , This is less than half price.!! Have purchased a larger scope. John Long, Petworth W.Sussex, 01403 700913 john at the -longs. co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7079 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Nagler 5 mm, new Type 6 so much better and comfortable viewing than the old 4.8 mm 300 Euro, shipping by registered mail included Marc Biesmans, Essen, Belgium marc-biesmans AT pandora.be ****************************************************************************** #7076 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Classic 12 F10 LX200 complete with all the standard accessories & packing plus all the following accessories: - · Meade Super Wedge · Permanent Pier · Meade Dew Shield · Meade Electronic Focuser · BC&F 3D Counter Balance System · Kendrick Dew Controller including Heat Straps · Meade Series 4000 Illuminated 9mm Guiding Eyepiece · Eight Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces including 6.4, 9.7, 12.4, 15, 20, 26, 32 & 40mm. Complete with bolt cases & Meade Aluminium Carry Case. · Software Bisque The Sky Level IV Version 5.00 + PC to LX200 Interface Cable. Asking price £3,000 ovno. Optec TCF. Temperature Compensated 2 Crayford Focusing System. Complete with Controller, Cables & Visual Back. This is a quality focusing system designed to integrate with CCDSOFT for automatic focusing. For product review go to: - http://www.optecinc.com/astronomy/products/tcf-s.html Asking price £350 ovno SBIG ST8 (NABG) CCD Camera complete with: - · 2nd Stage Peltier Cooler & Water Assist · CF8 Colour Filter Wheel complete with True Technology LRGB Filters, Infra Red blocking & H-Beta. · AO7 Adaptive Optics Unit. · SBIG Carry Case · Various T-2 Adapters & Accessories. · Software Bisque CCDSOFT, T-Point & CCDSHARP software Asking price £3,250 ovno. All of the above equipment is in perfect condition, un-marked & completely original. The LX200 is just over 2 ½ years old. The SBIG ST8 & all of its other modules are under 3 years old. All the equipment is in perfect operational condition complete with all original documentation. Ideally I would like to sell all the equipment as a complete imaging package & would offer the complete system at a discounted rate of £5,700 ovno If some one wishes to buy the complete package I ll provide a free of charge Mini Tower PC 1.7 Ghz 128Mb 40Gbyte HDD complete with two Graphics Cards & Two 15 monitors for Expanded Desktop Applications i.e. display both CCD Images & The Sky simultaneously. Sean, Cambridge, Please Tel after 6.00 PM 01223 236533 sean.murphy AT leo-em.com ****************************************************************************** #7075 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Tal 100R 4" refractor telescope, on equatorial mount with wooden tripod, less than one year old and very little use,perfect new condition. Complete with all eyepieces and accessories, sale due to upgrade. £175. Paul Hinsley, Suffolk, 01502 740860 paul at phinsley dot fsnet dot co dot uk ****************************************************************************** #7074 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Twenty 35mm slides relating to the Sun including prominences, sunspots, spectra, flares, spicules etc. £15.00 plus postage Brian Jones, Bradford, UK research AT brianjoneswry.com ****************************************************************************** #7070 Posted: 1st December WANTED: I have a vixen lanthanum 4mm super plossl that i`d to exchange for a meade plossl of about 8-10mm focal length. The eyepiece is in as new condition but it is too powerful for my current setup i`d also consider a 2x apochromatic barlow lens. Anyone interested. Thanks for looking and clear skies... alan, Tamworth staffs astropilch AT fsmail.net ****************************************************************************** #7069 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Portable power station in mint condition. 4amp hrs, two 12V cigar-lighter socket type outputs and one each 9V, 6V and 3V outputs, plus red utility light, carry handle, strap with hook. Includes charging unit. Immensively versatile unit, offered at near half price for £35-00 plus postage. Optional denim case with several pockets for only £5-00 if bought with power- station (original cost £15-00). Marc, South Wales, 07855352147 marc_777uk AT yahoo.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7068 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: Meade Off-Axis guider, perfect condition, surplus to requirements, offered at near half new price: £55-00 plus postage. Marc, South Wales, 07855352147 marc_777uk AT yahoo.co.uk ****************************************************************************** #7067 Posted: 1st December FOR SALE: SBig ST4 auto guider/imager. Works well, control box is very worn through use but CCD head is fine. Runs from 12v cigarette lighter socket. Can send picture of condition of unit for serious enquiries only. £450 inc P&P UK tommi worton, tommi AT worton.com ******************************************************************************


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