Borrow one of our scopes for a 3-Month stretch.
Shown below are the telescopes the SDAA has available for loaning out to the membership. Details of the scope are listed to the right of the picture. If you are interested in borrowing one of these scopes for up to 3 months, please contact the SDAA Loaner Scopes Coordinator. Here are the Loaner Scope Procedures.
| Telescope Picture | Telescope Description |
|---|---|
SDAA-001 | SDAA-001 10.1″ Coulter Dobsonian Weight: 65 lbs. Focal length: 950mm Focal ratio: 4.5 Primary: 1.125″ thick, 1/8th wave Secondary: 1.83″ Accessories: Mirror transport box, 6x finder, Galileo Red Dot |
SDAA-002 | SDAA-002 4.5″ Takahashi Newtonian Focal length: 1000mm Focal ratio: 10 Accessories: Telrad Eyepieces: 40mm, 20mm, 18mm, 12.5mm, 10mm, 7mm, 5mm Note: Non-driven equitorial mount with setting circles on a wooden tripod. Spectacular scope. |
SDAA-003 | SDAA-003 8″ Celestron Starhopper Weight: 55 lbs. Focal length: 1220mm Focal ratio: 6 Secondary: 1.5″ Accessories: Telrad Eyepieces: Celestron Set #1 Note: Altitude bearings are on sliding dovetails to adjust balance. |
SDAA-004 | SDAA-004 8″ Meade LX-90 SCT Weight: 70 lbs. Focal length: 2000mm Focal ratio: 10 Accessories: JMI electric focuser, counterweight T-adapter, 1.25″ diagonal, 8×50 finder, Deluxe Pelican carry case, field tripod with eq. wedg |
SDAA-023 | SDAA-023 Orion SkyQuest XT10i IntelliScope Dobsonian Reflector. Features a 10″ (254mm) parabolic mirror with a long, 1200mm focal length (f/4.7). The reflective optics gather 56% more light than an 8″ mirror. 2” focuser. Telrad. Two eyepieces. Setting circles have been removed. |
SDAA-024 | SDAA-024 Celestron 8” SPC8 The SPC8 was the first equatorially-mounted C8, using a Vixen Polaris/Super Polaris mount. Excellent optics. Corrector plate has been cleaned. Focal length is 2032mm (f10). Screw driven. An exceptional instrument. |
SDAA-025 | SDAA-025 Meade 2080 8” SCT (Circa 1982) Tracking wedge mount. Visual accessories include finder, 40mm, 25mm, and 9mm, Modified Achromatic eyepieces. Photographic accessories include Tele-extender for projection photography, off axis guider, and a drive corrector. Old school film gear. |
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