WTS: Vixen ED80Sf 3.15" Apochromatic Refractor OTA

alvinsclee · Post by **alvinsclee** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:11 am

Selling my Vixen ED80Sf OTA only for $500. You can see the scope on my avatar. It's my 1st scope bought new from McGill. A wonderful ED APO refractor for a beginner to start with.

Reason for selling Vixen: shifting my loyalty to WO eversince getting the WO66 from Airconvent ;)

Specs for the OTA:
Vixen ED80Sf 3.15" Apochromatic Refractor
Aperture 80mm
Focal Length 600mm @ f/7.5
2" Crayford Focuser
Light Grasp 131x
Resolving Power 1.45 arcsec
Limiting Magnitude 11.3
Maximum Useable Magnification 189x
Tube Diameter 100mm
Tube Weight 3.4kg

PM me for further discussions and viewing arrangements. Cheers!
Alvin

alvinsclee · Post by **alvinsclee** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:21 am

Wow, demand is good... someone SMS me early this morning.
Reserved for viewing at 2pm today

Post by **weixing** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:36 am

Hi,
WOW!! This is a very good price for an APO refractor!! Hmm... may be the lowest selling price for an APO refractor in SingAstro!!

Can't imagine this type of low price for an APO refractor will appear in SingAstro a few years back!! Hope this low selling price will continue, so that all of us, especially the newbie, can get good decent scope at a low cost. Well done, Alvin and well done, "Made in China"!!!!

Have a nice day.

alvinsclee · Post by **alvinsclee** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:46 pm

Thanks Weixing for the compliments. The APO refractor gave me good times viewing distant stars from home (not the neighbourhood stars inside flats!!!). I wish to pass the joy of introductory amateur astronomy to others.

I have progressed to the deeper parts of universe... following the footsteps of Cpt Richard who teleported from air-con vents to hyperspace on his RSS Enterprise NCC1701R starship with his Chief Engineer Lt Commander William Optics onboard ;)

Scope just sold to friendly lady, a new member of SingAstro. She was the earliest to SMS me... at sunrise today

Thanks all for the keen interest.

kayheem · Post by **kayheem** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:42 pm

The buyer may be new to Singastro, but she definitely knows how to sniff out a good bargain! I wish her all the best in enjoying using her purchase under the stars.