frigid nexus
I found a used Meade DS-2130, I don't know a lot about telescopes right now, so I hope someone can help me. On the side it says D = 130mm, F = 1000m, f/10. It's listed locally for 140€ but i might be able to negotiate a bit. I'll be using my phone to take pictures and stacking them andi hope i can get some good results. It also comes with everything in the third picture. Thanks in advance.
slow mountain
Do you know if the GoTo mount still works?
frigid nexus
The listing says it works just fine
slow mountain
Then it seems like an alright deal
frigid nexus
Ok, thanks
slow mountain
Though I guess to be on the safe side I'd check whether the tube can be dettached from the mount so the whole thing doesn't become a paperweight if the mount stops working.
frigid nexus
Sent them a message. If it doesnt what would you reccommend?
slow mountain
Try to see if you can haggle the prize down a bit more, and also look for different alternatives.
frigid nexus
will do, thanks
slow mountain
Either way a scope of this size is a decent upgrade to a 70 mm refractor and one you can probably get a lot of use out of, so you mostly just wanna be sure that the mount won't break two weeks from now and then you'll be stuck with a paperweight.
sterile saffron
keep in mind that it's a bird eye jones, its native focal length is 500mm but there's a barlow lens crammed into the focuser
so it won't be that good optically
Imo it's not really worth it
frigid nexus
Damn, I’ll look for smth else then
winter slate
No, get a MaksuDob
slow mountain
Focal length measured in meters
near wharf
I found a used Meade DS-2130, I don't know a lot about telescopes right now, so ...
Oh definitely not