"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
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 $60 and you may pay via paypal (credit card).
Please contact me also if you are interested in single items.
Tel: (650) 345 7407 (Foster City, CA/USA) or email: klaus@solarpassion.com
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Meade 8" LX90 Package
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Item
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Original value ($) | Selling ($) |
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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.)
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1670 | 1200 |
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MEADE LX90 equatorial wedge (incl. adapter)
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170 | 85 |
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MEADE #1209 Zero Image-shift Microfocuser for
LX90
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250 | 125 |
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MEADE super ploessl eyepieces (6.4,9.7,12.4,15,20,32,
40mm) +case
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640 | 320 |
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CELESTRON Astro Solar Filter #94162
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90 | 45 |
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PARKS Barlow 2x
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40 | 20 |
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Telrad
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30 | 15 |
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PARKS Filters (red, blue, moon) - 1.25"
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40 | 20 |
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MEADE Accessories case large
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30 | 15 |
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Dew Shield 8inch (velcro)
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40 | 20 |
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Dew gun with car adapter power cable
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20 | 10 |
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MEADE 911 light pollution filter (narrowband)-rear
cell
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120 | 60 |
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ORION V-block filter (1.25")
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60 | 30 |
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ORION variable intensity filter (polarizers)-
(1.25"), 1-40% Transmission
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50 | 25 |
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Items total:
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3250 | 1990 |
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Astro Photography Package (fits most telescopes
LX10, LX50, LX90, LX200 etc.)
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Item
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Original value ($) | Selling ($) |
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SAC 7 Color Astro -CCD Camera (aircooled) - record
15 images per second! Computer Interface.
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400 | 200 |
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TELEVUE barlow lens 3x (high resolution shots
of the planets)
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120 | 60 |
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MEADE 4000 focal reducer (f/3.3)-rear cell (for
those large deepsky objects, M42 etc..)
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150 | 75 |
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Piggyback Bracket for LX90 (mount the camera on
the OTA for great wide-view night sky shots)
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40 | 20 |
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CELESTRON Radial guider #94176 (for perfect long
exposure shots/tracking)
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150 | 75 |
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ORION electronic monochrome imaging eyepiece (live
imaging on your TV screen, also for guiding)
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60 | 30 |
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Items total:
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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.
