Posts Made By: Wm Reed Lovick

A 12 year old 8" Celestron on an older manual but heavy duty tripod mount that was missing a knob or two and had three counterweights. The accessories included one Tele-Vue 11mm EP and
a small set of standard EP's, 2x magnifier, two sets of colored lenses, a 45 degree diagonal, 6x50 finder scope, etc. There was also a padded cloth case for the tube. Price was 350.00 firm.

What say ye?

It was actually advertised as 9.25" but the person measured the tube with the cover on it. The glass actually measured 8".

Hey Marc...
This is slightly off subject but still refers to a 9.25. How much glass is exposed on the front of your scope? I am trying to determine whether the one I recently looked at is an 8" or a 9.25". The OTA I checked out had an 8 inch diameter of glass showing, but the overall scope was in the 9.25 width.

I was looking at a 10" f3.9 astrograph this morning and the salesperson indicated the 10 inches was the overall diameter of the scope on the open end.

I am just confused and don't want to turn down the opportunity to buy a 9.25 at a reasonable price.