Many Astro Items To Clear!
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Clifford60
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Well, I won't consider to sell 11" until the bigger scope is done, as the 11" is great for deepsky at Sedili.
Yellow submarine? My wife likes this scope a lot, she said she won't allow me to get rid of it...sigh!
Other than these two, a set of XWs and set of planetary eps, all other stuff may be fair game....
Yellow submarine? My wife likes this scope a lot, she said she won't allow me to get rid of it...sigh!
Other than these two, a set of XWs and set of planetary eps, all other stuff may be fair game....
Richard Low
More details on item 5: [SOLD]
Half-Pier
The stainless steel half-pier is 114mm in diameter and 490mm in length. The steel wall thickness is 3mm and base plates at both ends is 5mm thick. It has a fixed 3/8-16 bolt on the top end and a similar-sized threaded hole at the bottom base plate. It is fully welded without any visible seams, and it has been polished to a fine hair-lined finish. There are some visible scratch marks on both base-plates which is unavoidable, but these marks are hidden when mounted.
Tak SE-M Tripod
The Tak SE-M tripod is 940mm high when in use. While it can still be use for Tak mounts like the EM-200 etc, with the addition of a 5mm thick stainless steel adapter plate, it can now accept a 3/8-16 bolt for Astroslew/DM6/Manfrotto mounts, or M10 bolts for other mounts. Three addtional locking bolts are provided around the central 3/8-16 bolt-hole. The three side-brackets for the Tak spreader plate (with 7 nos. 0.965" holes) has also been reinforced with stainless steel bolts. The wooden legs are solid Mahogany which dampens out vibrations very well. The legs have fixed spikes. Payload is very high... it can probably take my weight on it.
The stainless-steel half-pier works well with this Tak tripod to give an effective height of 1435mm for mounting Big Binoculars, Bino-Scopes or Long Refractors. I had mounted the Astroslew Inox, and this setup worked well on the half pier and Tak tripod to hold my TMB 152/1200, and I was able to observe Saturn sharp and clearly at 343x by handtracking using a Pentax XW 3.5mm eyepiece. Needless to say, this is a really solid and steady setup.
Half-Pier
The stainless steel half-pier is 114mm in diameter and 490mm in length. The steel wall thickness is 3mm and base plates at both ends is 5mm thick. It has a fixed 3/8-16 bolt on the top end and a similar-sized threaded hole at the bottom base plate. It is fully welded without any visible seams, and it has been polished to a fine hair-lined finish. There are some visible scratch marks on both base-plates which is unavoidable, but these marks are hidden when mounted.
Tak SE-M Tripod
The Tak SE-M tripod is 940mm high when in use. While it can still be use for Tak mounts like the EM-200 etc, with the addition of a 5mm thick stainless steel adapter plate, it can now accept a 3/8-16 bolt for Astroslew/DM6/Manfrotto mounts, or M10 bolts for other mounts. Three addtional locking bolts are provided around the central 3/8-16 bolt-hole. The three side-brackets for the Tak spreader plate (with 7 nos. 0.965" holes) has also been reinforced with stainless steel bolts. The wooden legs are solid Mahogany which dampens out vibrations very well. The legs have fixed spikes. Payload is very high... it can probably take my weight on it.
The stainless-steel half-pier works well with this Tak tripod to give an effective height of 1435mm for mounting Big Binoculars, Bino-Scopes or Long Refractors. I had mounted the Astroslew Inox, and this setup worked well on the half pier and Tak tripod to hold my TMB 152/1200, and I was able to observe Saturn sharp and clearly at 343x by handtracking using a Pentax XW 3.5mm eyepiece. Needless to say, this is a really solid and steady setup.
Last edited by rlow on Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:36 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Richard Low
Update of Some Astro Stuff to Clear (showing only available items)
SCOPE OTA
2. Orion Starblast OTA 4.5" $150 (for $200 I include Tube Ring & Eyepiece, so you just use it on any basic amera tripod)
MOUNT
3. Astroslew 1 Alt-Az Twin Mount $320
EYEPIECE
8. Televue Panoptic 22mm 2"/1.25" $350
9. Vixen 0.965" Orthos Set (5,6,7,9,12,18mm) $330 for a set (1 ep unmarked)
10. Vixen Lanthanum LV Zoom 8-24mm $220
FILTER
16. Lumicon 1.25" UHC Filter $70
17. Antares 1.25" Polarising Filter $50
18. SCT skylight filter $50
DIAGONAL
19. Celestron 1.25" Prism Star Diagonal $35
MISCELLANEOUS
25. WO 8" Saddle Plate (Losmandy-style) $130
27. Tak Clamshell Tube-Ring for TSA/FS-102, FSQ-106 $160 (new)
28. Herald-Bobroff Astro-Atlas $160
29. Vixen Accessory Plate #2576 with Vixen Dovetail $160 (new)
35. Vixen-Style 4" Dovetail $45
36. AstroZap 5" Flexible Dew Shield $50
37. Orion 140mm ID Tube Ring Pair $90
38. Orion 90mm ID Tube Ring (1 no) $50 (new)
39. Orion 90mm Flexi Dew Shield $40 (new)
40. Bino (Central Stem) Clamp Mount Adaptor $20
41. 12v/6v Automatic Battery Accu-Charger $20
ADDITIONAL:
46. Tani (Circle-T) Ortho 18mm (made in Japan, same as UO Ortho) $50
47. Stellarvue Illum. Reticle Eyepiece 23mm (full-multicoated long eye-relief ep no longer sold as an item, illuminator sold separate)[new] $140
48. Rigel Pulse Guide illuminator (fits item 47) $60
56. Takahashi 1.25" Prism Diagonal $120
58. UO 8x50mm RACI finder (high-contrast tack-sharp-to-the-edge, rare) $180
59. Nikon Monarch 10x42mm bino (60 deg.AFOV, lightweight & compact) Japan version [SOLD]
60. Fujinon FMTR-SX 7x50 (long eye-relief, weather-proofed) $650
61. Pentax PCF WP-II 8x40 bino (long eye-relief, weather-proofed) [SOLD]
62. Minolta Activa 7x35mm bino (long eye-relief, wide angle 9.3 deg, weather-proofed) [SOLD]
63. Scanglobe Celestial Globe, 30cm diameter illuminated globe showing Stars, Constellation & Messier Objects. Made in Denmark. When switched on, the backlit mythological figures for each constellation will appear. $150
SCOPE OTA
2. Orion Starblast OTA 4.5" $150 (for $200 I include Tube Ring & Eyepiece, so you just use it on any basic amera tripod)
MOUNT
3. Astroslew 1 Alt-Az Twin Mount $320
EYEPIECE
8. Televue Panoptic 22mm 2"/1.25" $350
9. Vixen 0.965" Orthos Set (5,6,7,9,12,18mm) $330 for a set (1 ep unmarked)
10. Vixen Lanthanum LV Zoom 8-24mm $220
FILTER
16. Lumicon 1.25" UHC Filter $70
17. Antares 1.25" Polarising Filter $50
18. SCT skylight filter $50
DIAGONAL
19. Celestron 1.25" Prism Star Diagonal $35
MISCELLANEOUS
25. WO 8" Saddle Plate (Losmandy-style) $130
27. Tak Clamshell Tube-Ring for TSA/FS-102, FSQ-106 $160 (new)
28. Herald-Bobroff Astro-Atlas $160
29. Vixen Accessory Plate #2576 with Vixen Dovetail $160 (new)
35. Vixen-Style 4" Dovetail $45
36. AstroZap 5" Flexible Dew Shield $50
37. Orion 140mm ID Tube Ring Pair $90
38. Orion 90mm ID Tube Ring (1 no) $50 (new)
39. Orion 90mm Flexi Dew Shield $40 (new)
40. Bino (Central Stem) Clamp Mount Adaptor $20
41. 12v/6v Automatic Battery Accu-Charger $20
ADDITIONAL:
46. Tani (Circle-T) Ortho 18mm (made in Japan, same as UO Ortho) $50
47. Stellarvue Illum. Reticle Eyepiece 23mm (full-multicoated long eye-relief ep no longer sold as an item, illuminator sold separate)[new] $140
48. Rigel Pulse Guide illuminator (fits item 47) $60
56. Takahashi 1.25" Prism Diagonal $120
58. UO 8x50mm RACI finder (high-contrast tack-sharp-to-the-edge, rare) $180
59. Nikon Monarch 10x42mm bino (60 deg.AFOV, lightweight & compact) Japan version [SOLD]
60. Fujinon FMTR-SX 7x50 (long eye-relief, weather-proofed) $650
61. Pentax PCF WP-II 8x40 bino (long eye-relief, weather-proofed) [SOLD]
62. Minolta Activa 7x35mm bino (long eye-relief, wide angle 9.3 deg, weather-proofed) [SOLD]
63. Scanglobe Celestial Globe, 30cm diameter illuminated globe showing Stars, Constellation & Messier Objects. Made in Denmark. When switched on, the backlit mythological figures for each constellation will appear. $150
Last edited by rlow on Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:31 pm, edited 5 times in total.
Richard Low