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New Items:
For SALE: Astro-imaging Equipment including:
- Software Bisque Paramount Mount w/extension bar and 6 counterweights $13,500
- Particle Wave Technology portable pier for above and permanent pier (never been used) $3000
- Losmandy G11 w Skywalker GOTO (company prototype) plus field tripod $2000
- Takahashi FQS with focal reducer and tube rings $5000
- SBIG STL1000m with 8 position filter wheel and filters $4000
- SBIG 8300M w 5 position filter wheel and filters, off axis guider and separate guide scope (used twice) $2500
- Takahashi ED180 w Paul Van Slyke focuser and tube rings $6000
- 12 inch f4.27 hyperbolic Newtonian Astrograph $8500
- 20 inch f3.8 hyperbolic Newtonian Astrograph $10,000
- Prices are negotiable.
Contact Paul Zelichowski if interested: ski@bmts.com
See the equipment in use and images Paul has taken at his website: http://tiffanyweb.bmts.com/~ski/
FOR SALE: 12.5 inch f/6 Dobsonian telescope
NEW PRICE! $789 ! 
Homebuilt by experienced telescope maker in 1980. The telescope tube construction is described in a previous SGN issue here: Building 12-inch Dob Truss tube design with professionally-made full thickness Coulter mirror -one of their best, recently re-aluminized by Normand Fullam (a $270 upgrade). Focuser and secondary mirror/spider is a Novak unit. Standard dobsonian alt-azimuth mount (3/4-inch ply) has a nice wood grain finish with coating of Varathane. This is a fairly heavy telescope and probably would be happy in a relatively permanent location, but is portable if you have lots of trunk space. Handling the tube is possible for one person but loading into and out of a car trunk is easier with two people. Telescope can be seen at the Fox Observatory (and at Starfest this year).
NEW PRICE $789.99 - make me an offer!. Contact John H. at 519-371-0670 or stargazerjohn@rogers.com.
For Sale: Celestron NexStar 102GT refractor (4 inch)
Celestron product description follows: (contact Tim K. at phone # below for specific accessories included with this item )
- High quality 102mm (4") refractor telescope with multi-coated glass optics.
- Computerized hand control with 40,000+ objecs in its database and motorized altazimuth mount
- Special set of 5 eyepieces allowing you to view objects up to 250 times closer than the naked eye
- StarPointer finderscope to help with alignment and accurately locating objects
- Quick-release fork arm mount, optical tube and accessory tray for quick no-tool set up
- Sturdy stainless steel tripod and accessory tray included
- Includes erect image diagonal for great terrestrial observing
- Includes TheSkyX First Light Edition Astronomy Software, which provides education about the sky and printable sky maps
- 2 year manufacturer warranty
- Requires 8 AA batteries (not included)
Asking $300.00
Contact Tim Keachie at timkeachie@gmail.com for particulars
FOR SALE: Filters (2-inch) 80A and 23A
Contact John H. at 519-371-0670 or stargazerjohn@rogers.com
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