RASC Victoria Centre is selling surplus astronomical equipment

FOR SALE BY BID: telescopes, equipment & optics

Due date: April 30, 2018 at 11:59PM

BIDDING NOW CLOSED

Photo gallery of Victoria Centre’s Observatory

• Each lot itemized below will be sold to the bidder who submits the highest bid price by the due date, providing our minimum bid (reserve) price is met or exceeded.
• Once a bid is accepted, prompt payment by bank draft or certified cheque is preferred, payable to: RASC Victoria Centre. Payment by personal cheque drawn on a US or Canadian bank is also acceptable, but will cause delays.
• Tie bids will be decided by the date and time the bids are first received.
• Local pickup of items is preferred, otherwise successful bidders are responsible for shipping costs in addition to their bid price.
• All equipment is sold as-is without any warranty or guarantee of fitness for purpose.

Please contact Bruno Quenneville if you need further details about the items offered for sale Email or call ‭(250) 888-3450‬.

Send your bids to Joe Carr

• Email (web@victoria.rasc.ca)
• Postal mail or courier: Attn: RASC Victoria Centre, 3046 Jackson St, Victoria, BC Canada V8T 3Z8. Bids sent by postal mail or courier must be postmarked April 27, 2018 or earlier. 

LOT 1 – Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 apochromatic refractor telescope – SALE PENDING

• Includes:
  • William Optics 2″Dielectric diagonal & 1 1/4″ adaptor.- William Optics website
  • William Optics 2-speed Crayford focuser
  • Orion right angle finder scope & mounting bracket
  • Orion mounting rings
  • Orion custom ED80 Hard case
• No other hardware included
• Orion’s website
• $300 reserve
• Condition: Used showing minor wear, but in good operating condition with no marks

LOT 2 – Tele Vue NP127is apochromatic imaging refractor telescope – SALE PENDING

• Includes (all Tele Vue brand unless otherwise indicated)
  • 2.4 inch diameter Focus Mate dual-speed rack and pinion focuser
  • Sliding dew shield
  • 2 inch accessory adapter with clamp ring
  • photo accessory adapter
  • custom fitted hard shell case
  • Focus Mate Driver FDF-2004
  • 90 Degree Everbrite Diagonal (2 inch diameter)
  • 10 micron position indicator for the 2.4 inch focuser
  • 0.8X Focal Reducer NPR -1073
  • Three 1 Inch Spacers for 2.4 inch focuser
  • One 0.5 inch spacer for 2.4 inch focuser
  • One 0.375 inch spacer for 2.4 inch focuser
  • One 0.25 inch spacer for 2.4 inch focuser
  • SBIG STL Camera Adapter STL-1071
  • Large Field Coma Corrector LCL – 1069
  • Canon T-Ring for EOS dSLR
• Tele Vue’s website
• $4,500 reserve
• Condition: Used showing minor wear, but in good operating condition with no marks.
  • The Focuser is bent, but operating. Replacement cost would be US$350.
  • The optics deliver close to perfect star images visually and for photos taken by APS-C and smaller sensors, however when using a full-frame 35mm sensor, some star elongations are apparent in the corners of the photographic frame. Please view this evaluation done by our members for further details. Tele Vue is able to restore the telescope optics to factory specification for a charge of US$495 plus shipping, however this work would be done at a prospective purchaser’s own expense.

LOT 3 – Meade 14” f/10 SCT telescope optical tube

• Optical tube only – no diagonals or mounting hardware is included
• Includes
  • Meade standard finder scope
  • Feather Touch ultra fine thread focuser upgrade – see red arrowed item in photo below
  • Dew shield
• Other accessories available – see below for Hyperstar and cradle mount (both used with this 14″ SCT)
• Meade’s website
• $1,500 reserve
• Condition: Used showing minor wear, but in good operating condition with no marks. Optics need cleaning.

LOT 4 – Hyperstar f/2 focal reducer for Meade or Celestron SCT telescopes

• Reduces optics from f/10 to f/2 for imaging only (not for visual use)
• Starizona website – verify with Starizona this reducer will work with your telescope!
• $500 reserve
• Condition: Used showing minor wear, but in good operating condition with no marks.

LOT 5 – Cradle mount for 14″ optical tube telescopes

• This heavy duty metal cradle provides excellent support for a 14″ optical tube such as the above Meade 14″ SCT
• Includes
  • Losmandy style rails suitable for attaching the cradle to a heavy duty tracking mount
  • Two (2) Losmandy style rails  on both sides for mounting additional telescopes or other gear
• $700 reserve
• Condition: Used showing minor wear, but in good operating condition with no marks.

Meade 14″ SCT with cradle & Paramount ME (not included)

14″ cracle