If he lived anywhere but here, that scope would have sold quickly. Either coast, or the midwest. But we just don't have that many people around here who are seriously interested in observational astronomy. Much smaller market for used scopes. On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Joan Carman <jcarman6@q.com> wrote:
As a courtesy to a former SLAS member I am posting the following particulars about a telescope for sale.
Meade 16" truss design dobsonian with Crayford-style 2" focuser and 1.25" adapter. One spec. says f/4.5 another says f5. Optical coating MgF2. Red Dot finder with adjustable patterns. Includes cooling fan (uses 8 AA batteries), Meade 26mm Series 4000 QX Wide Angle eyepiece, Meade AutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition Software. Asking price $2400.
Inquiries contact mark.shafto@varian.com He said he posted on KSL. com, some of you may have seen it, and got one offer.