Hey Chuck, Let me know what the cost would be. I'm using a cheap refractor and wouldn't mind a decent one. Dale ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Mon, May 10, 2010 12:24:23 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Guidescopes If anyone is planning on buying a small, short-focus refractor guidescope or visual telescope this summer, contact me first. I'll be putting together a few 60mm and 80mm short-to-medium focal length refractors from parts on-hand and will be looking to part with a couple of them. Quality will of course be excellent. Check out the 3" "finder" on the Ealing at SPOC. I built that one, using an excellent, vintage Jaegers objective generously donated by Siegfried. Quality will be similar, except I am installing adjustable precision focusers on this summer's batch. 2" Antares Crayford on the 80mm, 1.25" all-metal R&P on the 60mm. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com