Astronomy Section’s

Telescope Loan Program

Eleven units available for loan as of February, 2014

Lessons will be Available to Equipment Borrowers\

Selected eyepieces are also available

6” Dynascope on Dob Base

( f/8 Newtonian Reflector )

Telescope OTA with viewfinder, dust cap, eyepiece plug and 2-pc. Dob

mount.

Condition – very good

Not For Loan. Housed at Ionia for Outreach & YA Use.

6” Dynascopes on GEM Mounts – Unit 1

( f/8 Newtonian Reflector )

Telescope OTA with viewfinder, on a 110V.* Motor driven German

equatorial mount. Mount includes counterbalance weight and pedestal.

Also included: dust cap, eyepiece plug

Condition – very good

* To reduce the chance of electric shock, these mounts must be used in dry locations and connected to a GFI

protected circuit!

6” Dynascopes on GEM Mounts – Unit 2

( f/8 Newtonian Reflector )

Telescope OTA with viewfinder, on a 110V.* Motor driven German

equatorial mount. Mount includes counterbalance weight and pedestal.

Also included: dust cap, eyepiece plug

Condition – very good

* To reduce the chance of electric shock, these mounts must be used in dry locations and connected to a GFI

protected circuit!

10” Meade Newtonian

Reflector on an Equatorial Mount with Motor

( f/ Newtonian Reflector )

Telescope OTA with viewfinder, on a 110V.* Motor driven German equatorial mount. Mount includes counterbalance

weight and pedestal. Also included: dust cap, eyepiece plug

Condition – very good

* To reduce the chance of electric shock, these mounts must be used in dry locations and connected to a GFI

protected circuit!

130mm (5 in.) Telescope

on a manual GEM Mount

( f/8 Newtonian Reflector )

Telescope OTA with viewfinder, dust cap, eyepiece plug, German equatorial

mount, counterweight and tripod.

Condition – very good

8” Orion Deep Space Explorer (Dob Base)

( f/6? Newtonian Reflector )

Telescope OTA with storage bag, viewfinder, dust cap, eyepiece plug

and 1-pc. Dob mount.

Condition – very good

This equipment will be available for loan only when not being used at the Mees

Observatory during the summer months.

? Inch Dob OTA

( f/? Newtonian Reflector )

Telescope OTA for a Dob Mount. Mount Needed!

Condition – good

4.5” Astroscan

Telescope with Tabletop Stand

Telescope with ball-shaped base, tabletop

stand, dust cap, viewfinder, drawstring

carrying bag.

Condition – very good.

This telescope needs a viewfinder.

5” Celestron SCT Telescope in a Foam Lined Carrying

Case

Telescope OTA with viewfinder, dust cap, eyepiece plug, 1-1/4” diagonal,

mount, wedge, tripod and battery powered drive

Condition – very good

Should have a household current power supply as the battery life is quite

short otherwise.

Celestron C90 Maksutov Telescope

This telescope set includes the 90mm OTA, and viewfinder*. It can be

used on any tripodCondition – very good. Makes a nice

telephoto lens!

* Has been ordered

Parks 11 x 80mm Binoculars

Large pair of “night glasses” with dust covers in a carrying case. Can be hand held but best

used on a special mount and tripod stored at the

Ionia site.

Condition – very good.

These binoculars must be kept at the

observatory and stored in the library.