Selling: Burgess 1278 refractor....cheap!

Post by **VinSnr** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 2:49 pm

Ok...now here is a big refractor selling for a song. I bought this used in Astromart 3-4 months ago for about US$350 inclusive of shipping. You can now take it for just SGD$280

Cosmetic condition is fair. There is a sleek at the bottom of the tube, not visible when mounted. The coatings on the lens has some scratches (maybe due to cleaning by previous owner). I send it back to Burgess for his inspection (I paid another SGD$200 for this), he clean the lens and told me not to worry about it. In his test, he said the optics is just as good as the new ones. I agree with him. From my own test, I didn't see any issue with the images..stars were pinpoint and colour even on the moon is very very little (I am a very colour sensitive person to begin with). And that 5" unobstructed optics is just simply great especially for me who is used to SCTs.

Selling scopes to cut down my scopes collection. Even my WO 66ED is still unused. A 11" f/5 dob is coming soon and I need all the space I can.

This scope comes with tube rings and a dovetail. It is actually fairly compact, and weighs about 6kg. Now for a price even lower than a premium eyepiece, you get a big refractor!

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:08 pm

Sounds like a good price! But I also have enough scopes already...sigh!

Btw, for the benefit of those who are keen, perhaps you can indicate the focal length and actual length of OTA?

wucheeyiun · Post by **wucheeyiun** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:28 pm

If you google it, it looks impressive....

Post by **VinSnr** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:57 pm

rlow wrote:Sounds like a good price! But I also have enough scopes already...sigh!

Btw, for the benefit of those who are keen, perhaps you can indicate the focal length and actual length of OTA?

I will take some measurements tommorrow.

It is at f/8.

wucheeyiun · Post by **wucheeyiun** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:24 pm

vincent, is this the one?
http://www.tomhole.com/BURGESS%201278.htm
Looks huge...

Perfect scope for beginner to intermediate.

Post by **VinSnr** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:16 pm

wucheeyiun wrote:vincent, is this the one?
http://www.tomhole.com/BURGESS%201278.htm
Looks huge...
Perfect scope for beginner to intermediate.

yeap.....but the strange thing is, the photo make it look bigger than it should be.

Think the length from the dewcap end to the focuser end is only around 36-38"

alvinsclee · Post by **alvinsclee** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:41 pm

Hi,
Here is what I found about the scope:-

http://www.burgessoptical.com/Scopes/127f8.html

Model: Burgess 1278
Type: Achromatic Refractor
Aperture: 127mm (5")
f Ratio: f8
Focal Length: 1000mm
Finder: 50mm
Weight: 15 lbs (just over 6kg)

And here are some reviews of the scope:-

http://www.astromart.com/articles/artic ... icle_id=36
http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/entry.php?s ... ntryid=546

Cheers!

Post by **weixing** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:45 pm

Hi,

yeap.....but the strange thing is, the photo make it look bigger than it should be.

Ya... Same problem with my 120mm F8 scope too

It's look quite small and portable by itself, but once you mount onto an EQ mount and take a few step back to look at it... wow... it just look huge and impressive... ha ha ha

Have a nice day.

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:28 pm

Ya... Same problem with my 120mm F8 scope too Smile It's look quite small and portable by itself, but once you mount onto an EQ mount and take a few step back to look at it... wow... it just look huge and impressive... ha ha ha

He meant the other way around

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:43 pm

Wu, Alvin, Weixing, Arief: thanks for sharing the info.

Vincent, does it come with the 50mm finder/bracket and fine focuser?