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Hey all, I'm hoping you knowledgeable folk can help me out a bit here
I recently noticed an ad on Kijiji, a Canadian online buy & sell.
It's for a Meade barlow, model 140. The seller wants $90CDN for it ($70USD), says it's in perfect condition, and I'm wondering if it's worth it. It comes with the dust caps and box, and the seller is not far from me.
I'm mainly looking for a barlow for my 61mm WO Zenithstar. The scope is advertised as an APO, but it's got only two objective lenses, one being FPL-53, so to me it's an ED doublet. Don't know if that matters with this barlow.
The sellers shots:
It would also be used for viewing with the 61mm scope and my f/11+ achro's, but primarily for imaging the Sun in white light and maybe Calcium-K later on with the 61mm.
Does anyone know about these; are they any good, years made, anything at all.... Or should I just save for a 1.25" 2.5X Powermate?
Thanks in advance for the help!
Mark
"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D. Member of the RASC
Is the clear aperture mentioned? I cannot remember at the moment but I think it is about 18mm.
Other than that it is a good visual barlow but I have no idea how well it works for imaging.
Gabrielle See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885 EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102 Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1011110) The only culture I have is from yogurt
notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:46 pm
I don't have any experience with it.
I appreciate the honesty, nFA
Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:47 pm
Is the clear aperture mentioned? I cannot remember at the moment but I think it is about 18mm.
Other than that it is a good visual barlow but I have no idea how well it works for imaging.
Thanks Gabrielle, that post on CN was an interesting read for sure. I might give it a try; maybe I can get him to drop the price...
Bigzmey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:22 pm
What Gabby says. For visual it should perform nicely, better than your typical shorty. I believe tis model was made in Japan in early 2000s.
I can't comment on imaging performance.
The price seems a bit high. At least for US used market, where I would expect it to sell for ~$50.
Thank you as well Andrey, visual is still something I do, weather permitting (and it hasn't permitted as of late!).
Yeah, scope stuff is pricey here, even in the used market. Some things I can't get here either such as my KK Ortho's. Agena Astro was my only choice for those.
Hmmmm; to buy or not to buy...??
Mark
"The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4, AZ-EQ5 and SolarQuest mounts.
Too much Towa glass/mirrors.
Solar:
H/A - PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
Ca-K - W/O 61mm, Antares 1.6 barlow, Baader 3.8 OD and Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm.
W/L - C80-HD with Baader 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum 7.5nm and UV/IR filters with a Canon EOS 550D. Member of the RASC
Gabrielle See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885 EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102 Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1011110) The only culture I have is from yogurt