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bwh · Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 103 Location: Dalgety Bay

SkyWatcher 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.

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Looking for a good home following purchase on 8inch scope, £200 ono.

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bwh

Meade 8inch (228mm) LX5 Smidt-Cassegrain fl=2000
Skywatcher 5inch (120mm) Refractor fl=1000m - For Sale
Meade DSI Pro
Toucam Pro II 840k

bwh · Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 103 Location: Dalgety Bay

f8.3 scope

here is review

http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=485&pr=2x6x16

hope this helps
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bwh

Meade 8inch (228mm) LX5 Smidt-Cassegrain fl=2000
Skywatcher 5inch (120mm) Refractor fl=1000m - For Sale
Meade DSI Pro
Toucam Pro II 840k

Jetamio · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 26 Location: Dunfermline

*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 Rolling Eyes

bwh · Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 103 Location: Dalgety Bay

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

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bwh

Meade 8inch (228mm) LX5 Smidt-Cassegrain fl=2000
Skywatcher 5inch (120mm) Refractor fl=1000m - For Sale
Meade DSI Pro
Toucam Pro II 840k

Jetamio · Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 26 Location: Dunfermline

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. Smile