East Valley Astronomy Club (EVAC) Used Equipment Sale

Notes on sales  

Item

Sale

Price

Price New

Photos

Resources

Description

Celestron C-8 SCT

$750

N/A

Images 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

 

Equipment Includes:

 - Tripod

 - Celestron 8" SCT (optics recently cleaned)

 - Fork Mount with Classic Clock Drive

 - 30mm Finder Scope

 - Telrad Finder Scope

 - Visual Back

 - Star Diagonal (Note: Flake on prism, should have minumal impact on viewing).   See image 9.

 - 30mm eyepiece, 12mm eyepiece (old and a bit battered, but seem to give good images).

 - Carry Case.  See Images 6, 7

 

Optics are in good order check out the collimation check and Ronchi check here.

 

This is an old unit but in good working order and a great deal.

Celestron AVX Mount

$650

$1,180

Images 1, 2, 3

Celestron

 

AVX Manual

 

NexStar+Hand Control Manual

 

Unit apears in good order.  No counterweights or power supply.

Included:

  • Tripod

  • Mount

  • NexStar+ Hand Controler

  • Upgraded Saddle (ADM Lomsmandy type)  Original saddle also included

  • 12v Lighter power cord

Firmware Update performed on 2024-02-10

 

 

Additional items you may want to purchase

 

Specifications

  • Load Capacity: 30 lbs

  • Mount Head Weight: 17 lbs

  • Tripod Weight: 18 lbs

  • Power Requirements: 12V DC 3.5A

 

 

 

Meade 4.5" Newtonian

$75

N/A

Images 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Telescope Manual

Optics Check

Meade Model 4500

  4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope

 

Specifications

  Diameter: 114mm

  Focal Length: 910mm

  F-Ratio: f/8

 

Included Items

  • Optical Tube Assembly

  • Equatorial Mount

  • Tripod

  • 6x30 finder scope

  • 17mm eyepiece

  • Book: The Stars by H.A. Rey

  • Planisphere

 

Telescope seems to be in good condition.  Collimation has been performed on telescope.  Missing original 25mm eyepiece.  Addition of 17mm eyepiece.  New owner may want to consider getting 40mm & 10mm eyepieces.   All other original parts present except for a few screws/knobs that have been replaced.

 

Accessories

Ref ID

Item

Sale

Price

Price

New

Photos

Description

20230606-02

Heavy Duty Tripod

$100

Unknown

1, 2

Very heavy duty

FS-01

Orion 80mm Finder/Guide Scope

$40

$80

1, 2

Includes Diagonal.  Dia=80mm | FL=400mm | f/5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


NON-EVAC Equipment for Sale (PICK UP ONLY)

 

Item

Sale

Price

Price

New

Photos

Description

Celestron NexStar 6SE

$650

$1,000

Additional Images 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

For questions and /purchase, Contact Dennis Miller (riverrafter0529@gmail.com)

 

Includes:

  • Optical Tube Assembly (OTA)

  • GoTo Mount

  • Tripod

  • Dew Shield

  • Star Diagonal

  • Telrad Finder

  • 2 Eyepices (1.25"):

  • 25mm PLOSSL

  • 12.5mm PLOSSL

 

Optics recently checked and in great condition.

 

Specifications

  • Optical Tube Assembly (OTA)

  • Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain

  • Aperture: 150mm

  • Focal Ratio: f/10

  • Weight: 8lbs

 

Additional Resources

Celestron NexStar 130 SLT Computerized Telescope

$275

$640

Additional Images 1,2, 3

In near new condition, this is a very economically priced telescope with GOTO capabilities.  An excellent beginner telescope.

 

Accessories

  • 130mm (5”) Newtonian Reflector telescope

  • Alt/Az Moterized GoTo Mount

  • 20mm and 10mm eyepiece

  • 2x Omni Barlow Lens

  • Red Dot Finderscope

  • Accessory Tray

 

Specifications

• Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector

• Aperture: 130mm (5.11”)

• Focal Length: 650mm

• Focal Ratio: f/5

• Optical Tube Weight: 8.8 lbs

 

Additional Resources

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ

$200

$480

 

Additional Images: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

This unit is in near new condition.  This is a great beginner telescope reasonably priced and with your smart phone added to the system you have a push-to system where directional arrows on the telephone application show you where to point your telescope.  This makes locating objects much easier than other methods like star-hopping.  The learning curve on this telescope is probably the best of all beginner telescopes.  I highly recommend this scope for someone who wants to experiment with astronomy, but not ready to shell out thousands for a higher end telescope.

 

Want to know how StarSense works?  Check out this video/review (23 minutes)

 

Accessories

  • 130mm (5”) Newtonian Reflector telescope

  • Alt/Az mount with dual axis slow motion controls

  • 20mm and 10mm eyepiece

  • 2x Omni Barlow Lens

  • Red Dot Finderscope

  • Accessory Tray

 

Specifications

• Optical Design: Newtonian Reflector

• Aperture: 130mm (5.11”)

• Focal Length: 650mm

• Focal Ratio: f/5

• Optical Tube Weight: 8.8 lbs

 

Additional Resources

Celestron NexStar SE Tripod and Mount

$300

N/A

Additional Images 1, 2, 3

These are in excellent computerized Altitude-Azimuth Single Fork Arm mount.  This is a great mount for the price point and GOTO functionality is quite good when properly calibrated.

 

Included items:

 

Mount Specifications

  • Instrument Load Capacity: 10 lbs

  • Mount Head Weight: 7lbs

  • Tripod Weight: 10lbs

  • Dovetail Compatibility: CG-5 dovetail

  • Number of Auxiliary Ports: 1

  • Power Requirements: 8AA batteries and 12VDC-750mA

 

Recommended accessories include:

Telescope Case

$75

$140

Additional Images 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Purchased this for the NexStar mount and telescope. Can hold NexStar Mount and 6SE or 8SE Optical Tube Assembly.  also has various pockets for holding additional equipment.

 

See additional images for more details

 

Product Page: Bagmate Rhino H8 Telescope Case

 

 

 

 

 

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