Selling: Burgess 1278 refractor....cheap!
Posted: 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!
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!
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 