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| bwh |
Skywatcher 5inch (120mm) Refractor for saleSkyWatcher 120mm (5 Inch) Refractor- 1000mm focal length - EQ3-2 mount with flexible controls - Polar alignment scope in mount - Spotter scope with cross hairs - Dew Shield included - with 25mm and 12.5 mm eyepieces (1.25" lenses) - spot level in mount - will take 2" eyepieces - with 1.25" reducer - with 90 diagonal (1.25 lenses) This is a very robust and solid scope from very good name in modern telescopes. Good for both astronomy (great lunar, planets) and terrestrial viewing. Have been able to see craters on moon clearly, Jupiter (with bands on surface) and 4 moons clearly, and cassini division of rings on Saturn with this scope. Scope:  www.ImageShack.us" />
Mount with polar alignment telescope/finder:  www.ImageShack.us" />
Dew shield, eyepieces and diagonal  www.ImageShack.us" />
Looking for a good home following purchase on 8inch scope, £200 ono. |
| bwh |
f8.3 scope
here is review http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=485&pr=2x6x16 hope this helps |
| Jetamio |
*starts saving her pennies*
Seeing as mine is going to be damn near impossible to fix as there's no support for it anywhere. Seems it was a one off made for Makro 
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| bwh |
other options
as skywatcher nice big and costly have celestron 114SLT 4.5 inch reflector on good EQ mount = £100 superb condition, with laser finder, short tube fl = 1000m , so saturn rings and jupiter bands visible or really basic tasco 4.5 inch on very poor EQ mount =£40 very poor condition, bumps and scraps in tin sides, but good optics real beginners scope, old , tatty and works a dream fl = 1000m , so saturn rings and jupiter bands visible took long time to find what i needed, so lots of buys along the way , all fun to play with. if no interest will flog on ebay. A good place to also look, but beware postage costs. Scopes are heavy - especiallty good mounts b |
| Jetamio |
It's my birthday in May, I'll see what I can scrounge up from that and buy one if you still have them by then. 
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