"There are two ways to live your life:
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle."

- Albert Einstein

 

Planets | Moon | Sun | Equipment

This is a great scope (also for imaging!) but I have to sell since I am moving overseas. I would sell the scope, incl. the standard accessories that come with it when you purchase it from a retailer, for $1200 (current retail price $1690 + tax).

The scope is in mint condition, less than 6 months old.

I have also aquired various accessories that make esp. deepsky observation much more comfortable/reliable. E.g. the formation of dew can spoil a night (after setting up all your gear..) and certain optical filters enhance the possibilities tremendously.

To save yourself a lot of time (and costs), why not get the entire, fully tested, package for only $1990 (current retail value $3250)!

I can also supply you with the original Starry Night Pro software as well as Sky Chart (which allows you to find everything on the sky with a mouseclick and move the telescope there automatically) plus give you tips how to set it up to achieve pinpointing accuracy.

Shipping in the US should be less than $60 and you may pay via paypal (credit card).

Please contact me also if you are interested in single items.

Tel: (650) 345 7407 (Foster City, CA/USA) or email: klaus@solarpassion.com

Meade 8" LX90  Package
   
Item
Original value ($) Selling ($)
MEADE 8" LX90 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (UHTC coating - gives brightness of a 10"!) incl. all standard accessories when purchased from MEADE (prism, manual, viewfinder, autostar controller, 26mm Super Ploessl eyepiece, power supply, cables etc.)
1670 1200
MEADE LX90 equatorial wedge (incl. adapter)
170 85
MEADE #1209 Zero Image-shift Microfocuser for LX90
250 125
MEADE super ploessl eyepieces (6.4,9.7,12.4,15,20,32, 40mm) +case
640 320
CELESTRON Astro Solar Filter #94162
90 45
PARKS Barlow 2x
40 20
Telrad
30 15
PARKS Filters (red, blue, moon) - 1.25"
40 20
MEADE Accessories case large
30 15
Dew Shield 8inch (velcro)
40 20
Dew gun with car adapter power cable
20 10
MEADE 911 light pollution filter (narrowband)-rear cell
120 60
ORION V-block filter (1.25")
60 30
ORION variable intensity filter (polarizers)- (1.25"), 1-40% Transmission
50 25
Items total:
3250 1990
Astro Photography Package (fits most telescopes LX10, LX50, LX90, LX200 etc.)
   
Item
Original value ($) Selling ($)
SAC 7 Color Astro -CCD Camera (aircooled) - record 15 images per second! Computer Interface.
400 200
TELEVUE barlow lens 3x  (high resolution shots of the planets)
120 60
MEADE 4000 focal reducer (f/3.3)-rear cell (for those large deepsky objects, M42 etc..)
150 75
Piggyback Bracket for LX90 (mount the camera on the OTA for great wide-view night sky shots)
40 20
CELESTRON Radial guider #94176 (for perfect long exposure shots/tracking)
150 75
ORION electronic monochrome imaging eyepiece (live imaging on your TV screen, also for guiding)
60 30
Items total:
920 460

The images below have been taken with the above equippment. The sun spots on the right have been causing power outages in many parts of the world - last month. The sunspot close up has been taken several months after the full sun image below. Between Moon and Sun you can see the Orion Nebular M42.



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