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Jaegers 6" f/10 objective for sale
by Chuck Hards 30 Jul '19

30 Jul '19

Up for sale is a rare old Jaegers 6" f/10 objective, with original Jaegers cell. I also have a nice Astro-Physics 2.7" focuser for this, and can supply a length of aluminum tubing for it if needed. The f/10 is the most sought after Jaegers 6" focal length, being much more easily managed than the f/15. Asking $700 for the lot, can deliver within 50 miles of the Salt Lake Valley, except the tube which is too long to fit in the car. Will sell just the objective and cell separately for $500. Thought I'd see if there was any local interest before I listed it on Cloudy Nights. Contact me off-list if interested. Thanks!

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Awesome Skies at Capitol Reef last night 7-27-19
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

Thanks, Chuck You'll have nights...... Retirement is coming......wait for it......wait for it....... :) Best, Shoshana

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Awesome Skies at Capitol Reef last night 7-27-19
by Sue Ellen Ebertz 28 Jul '19

28 Jul '19

Hi All, Just want to say that the skies were TOTALLY clear last night at Capitol Reef. And perhaps since we went down to celebrate my birthday a week and a half early, I was gratefully amazed by being able to find 7 objects (or more) in a row, when the past few years I struggled with finding anything!!! So I saw where it was on the map (S & T JUMBO Pocket Atlas and Turn Left at Orion) and bing bang bo.....I pushed manually to each one! It was a great celebration, and our air-conditioning in the truck broke on the way down, so you know coming back was something! Glad my border collie is alright! 8" Dob with 14 or 15 mm Plossl. M13, M12, M15, ducks nebula, lagoon nebula, Pinwheel(have to check more on whether we found it or not, lol) M54, Andromeda Galaxy, and something I drew and not sure what it was yet....gorgeous very bright open cluster. Just wanted to share excitement and happiness. Oh yes, and meteor showers:) All the best, Shoshana

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Local PST for sale
by Chuck Hards 24 Jul '19

24 Jul '19

Saw this on KSL, I am not affiliated with the seller. Good deal. https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/56824733

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AAS to Acquire S&T
by Chuck Hards 09 Jul '19

09 Jul '19

The American Astronomical Society was the successful high bidder and is the new owner of S&T. This is very good news. https://aas.org/posts/news/2019/06/aas-acquires-sky-telescope

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C8 visual back?
by Chuck Hards 02 Jul '19

02 Jul '19

Does anyone have a spare visual back for a Celestron C8 that they would be willing to part with? I'm meeting Tim Parker in central Utah tomorrow, he forgot to bring his visual back with him from Los Angeles. I'm willing to pay for the visual back, Tim will reimburse me. I can pick it up this evening if you are anywhere in the Salt Lake area. Tim is the geologist assigned to the Mars Curiosity rover at JPL, some of you recall that he spoke at a SLAS meeting a couple of years ago. Thanks! Chuck

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