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CHICAGOLAND ASTRO-ADS
Welcome to Chicagoland Astro-Ads! This page is provided as a free service to amateur astronomers in the greater Chicago, Illinois area as a place to post astronomy related classified ads, and to shop for used astronomy equipment within a reasonable radius, enabling buyers to personally connect with the sellers. Your hosts are the Naperville Astronomical Association, one of Chicagoland's many fine amateur astronomy clubs. To submit an ad, see the information at the bottom of this page.
--A word of caution to users of this page: The Internet is prowled by crooks, too. If your ad is posted here, you may get responses from various scam artists as well as serious purchasers. And while we've never had any complaints about scam postings, we cannot guarantee the honesty of the people posting ads here, either. Again, the purpose of this service is to help local astronomers connect; we suggest that you complete your transactions face-to-face! (To you crooks, go looking elsewhere for victims; this page is for local U.S. sales, and the sellers here aren't going to ship overseas!)--
Current Listings:
- Classic Edmund Scientific Co. german equatorial mount on pedestal.
This 1960s-era mount lifted skyward countless thousands of home-made telescopes of that day (6-8" reflectors, ~4" refractors). It has two 5 lb counterweights. Edmund's mount product # G2058, pedestal # G2037. Works fine, is in good condition, but there's nothing high-tech about it. It's just a workhorse mount, built like a tank. Adding to its curious nature, it was actually "Made in the USA." Photos can be sent on request.
Asking price: $25
Contact: Paul Francuch
Location: Chicago (Old Town/Near North Side)
Phone: 312-867-3947
e-mail: pfchi@earthlink.net
Posted: December 26, 2011
- Celestron C6-RGT Refractor, Mount & Accessories
150mm(6 inch) focal length 1200mm-f/8 with advanced series CG-5 german equatorial mount, go-to computer controlled. Includes three 11lb. counter weights with a custom wood storage and transportation box. Scope and mount have a padded wood storage and transportation box-one for each. it also has the 16 inch extion for the mount to raise the height of the scope so you don't have to lay on the ground to see objects toward the zenith. Will meet you half way for delivery or for a tank of gas all the way.
Asking price: $850.00 for telescope and mount
Orion v-blocker 2 inch filter - $50.00
Moonlite focuser dual rate tri-knob w/shaft lock compression ring, 4 inch draw tube for camera, synta standard format - $350.00
2 inch/1.25 inch orion dielectric mirror star diagonal - $100.00
Contact: Charles Mosier
Location: Ottawa, IL
Phone: 815-431-0178
email: charlesmosier@att.net
Posted: November 29, 2011
- Celestron AstroMaster 114 EQ w/ German Equatorial mount and tripod
All parts included, brand new and still in it's original box
Asking price: $160
Contact: Louise Casey
Location: Naperville, IL
Phone: 630-983-5714
email: lfrcasey@comcast.net
Posted: October 1, 2011
- For Sale: Celestron CPC 1100 GPS XLT
Bought in 6/2009. Excellent condition goto SCT! No issues, mechanical or optical. Everything works like new. Fully computerized scope locates your position on earth and models the sky accordingly to find just about anything you'd want to look at. Spend your time observing, not hunting! If you spent your springtime evenings looking around for faint fuzzies in the Virgo cluster from the chicagoland area's light polluted skies, you know exactly what I mean!! With the CPC, its as simple as "M88 ", "M100 ". Another great thing about the CPC is that the eyepiece stays in the optimal position for viewing all night long, as opposed to being twisted all over the place by an EQ mount.
The scope comes with its original packaging, and includes everything that came with it: the OTA and fork mount, the tripod with accessory tray, finderscope, 40mm Plossl, 1.25" diagonal, hand controller, DC power cord and all optics caps/protectors. I'll also include celestron's AC adapter (PN 18778).
Asking price: $2000 or best offer
Contact: Dan Amerena
Location: Cary, IL
Phone: 630-440-7645
email: holeshot60@yahoo.com
Posted: July 31, 2011
- For Sale: Sky-Watcher 90mm f/10 refractor telescope OTA in like-new condition.
Includes tube rings, mirror diagonal, 16mm Plossl eyepiece, built-in dew shield, lens cover, and red-dot finder.
Local (Chicago-area) cash sale / pick-up only please - not able to ship this scope.
Pictures and additional information: http://www.sw90.wd9gvu.com
Please email or call if you have any questions or would like to see this telescope.
Asking Price: $125.00
Contact: Jeff Benuzzi
Email: wd9gvu99 @ yahoo dot com
Phone: 1-630-691-8118
Location: Lombard, IL
Posted: March 12, 2011
- FOR SALE: Classic Celestron 80mm refractor starter scope.
Focal Length 900 mm (f11).
Equatorial Mount with wooden tripod.
Two Plossl 1.25" eyepieces, 21mm and 7.5mm.
Operators manual. Used once or twice.
ASKING PRICE: $75
Contact: Tyler Hunt
Phone: 630-961-9895
Location: Naperville
Posted: Feb. 20, 2011
- FOR SALE: 80 mm Orion Short Tube with mounting ring for a camera tripod.
Soft carry case. 45 deg diagonal. Two Celestron Plossl eyepieces, 9mm, and 25mm. Asking price: $150
Apogee variable eyepiece, 7mm to 22mm. Price: $50.
Contact: Rich Collins
Phone: 630-536-8117
Location: Ogden Manor, Naperville
Posted: Feb. 20, 2011
- FOR SALE: Orion 203mm (8 inches) F4.9 Newtonion Reflector OTA with Mounting Rings in Excellent Condition
I have an Orion 203mm reflector telescope that I bought last year. This telescope is F4.9. This is definitely one of the better telescopes that I have owned over the last few years - truly a gentle giant! It is great bang for the buck - huge aperture for $200. The reason why I am selling this telescope is primarily because I am getting into Astro-photography and this telescope along with the other accessories is a bit heavy for my set-up.
The package includes the following:
203mm F4.9 Optical Tube Assembly (OTA)
Mounting Rings for the OTA
9x50 Finderscope
Eyepiece Cap
Dust cap
ASKING PRICE: $200.00
Name: Dhaval Brahmbhatt
Email: dhbrahmbhatt@gmail.com
Phone: 630-414-2596
Location: Bolingbrook, IL
Posted: Feb. 20, 2011
- FOR SALE: 130mm (5.1 inch) Orion SpaceProbe Reflector with EQ2 Mount in Excellent Condition
Time has come for me to move up a notch with something more than a really really good beginner's scope - which this telescope is. This telescope has provided me and my family with some really good nights under the sky. The views of the solar system have been fantastic (Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, Mars). Obviously, I have learned a lot with this scope, which has to be one of the pluses for this scope. The best thing about this scope is that it is great grab and go telescope on an equatorial mount - coming in at about 30lbs fully assembled, this telescope is really easy to move around with. I have even taken some really nice photographs of the moon with this scope (I can provide those upon request).
This package includes the following:
* 130mm F6.9 OTA with dust caps (long tube version)
* Tube rings to attach to the mount
* 6x30 Finder Scope
* EQ2 Mount (including 4.8lbs counterweight)
* EQ2 Tripod
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
ASKING PRICE: $150.00
Name: Dhaval Brahmbhatt
Email: dhbrahmbhatt@gmail.com
Phone: 630-414-2596
Location: Bolingbrook, IL
Posted: Feb. 20, 2011
- For Sale: Sky-watcher 102AR w/EQ5 mount-slow motion controls
achromatic, great optics... in great shape
zhumell eyepieces and filter set
carrying case
bought new last fall... selling to get a bigger telly.
can share pics of all if intereseted just call or email me.
Asking Price: $600 /obo
Contact: David J Giudici
Location: Granville, IL
Phone: 815-339-6654
email: david_giudici@yahoo.com
Posted: December 27, 2010
- For Sale:Orion's SkyQuest 10" XT Dobsonian with IntelliScope package.
2yrs old. Excellent condition dobsonian telescope package! Everything works fantastic with this telescope, and the IntelliScope "push-to" system really lets me enjoy viewing objects instead of just hunting for them for hours. I have two of these and a celstron cpc 9.25 so one has to go. Optics are in perfect condition.
Original Package from Orion includes
* Telescope, assembled base with encoders, IntelliScope controller
* Orion 9x50 right angle correct image (RACI) finderscope
* Orion Sirius Plossl 25mm eyepiece
* Orion Sirius Plossl 10mm eyepiece
* Orion's hard plastic dust cap for the non-mirror end of the telescope
* Original manuals for telescope and Intelliscope hand controller
* Original double-boxed packing boxes
Extras and Upgrades
* Telrad finder (~$50)
* Celestron 1.25" cheshire collimation eyepiece/tube (~$36)
* Intelliscope controller holster (~$20)
* 12v fan mounted to mirror cell to help mirror reach ambient temps quicker, with battery pack (~$20)
* Orion Dual Beam LED flashlight - red/white, variable intensity (~$27)
* Orion padded carrying case for 10" dob tube (~$100)
Asking Price: $650.00 for all
Contact: Brent Grady
Location: Western Springs
Phone: 708-784-9014
Cell: 773-558-6700
email: BGrady@childrensmemorial.org
Posted: May 1, 2010
- For Sale: Meade model 2080 Lx6 8" in very good condition it includes the equipment listed below.
If you have any further questions or would like pictures please email or call me. I am looking to get $1,600 for the scope or best offer. I would prefer to sell everything all together but if the scope goes first I would sell the remaining items separately.
- Meade model 2080 Lx6 8"
- 60mm finder scope
- Telrad spotting sight
- 1000 oaks 8" glass +solar filter
- Orion 2" mirror diagonal/refractor
- 1.25" mirror diagonal/refractor
- 1.25" TeleVue panoptic 19mm
- 1.25" TeleVue radian 10mm
- 2" TeleVue panoptic 35mm
- 3 Celestron vibration suppression pads
- Lumicon sky vector computer encoder system
- 1.25" Meade variable polarizing adapter
- 2-1.25" 2x barlow lens
- Celestron no. 23a, 58, 12 and 80a 1.25" filters
- 1.25" Lumicon o3 filter
- 2" lumicon uhc filter
- Homemade pier for 8" scope
- Equatorial wood tripod
Asking Price: $1,600 or best offer
Contact: Mark Knapp
Phone: 1-630-416-3864
email: mknapp@wideopenwest.com
- For Sale: Celestron NexStar 130 SLT Reflecting Telescope
Description from Seller: This 130 mm reflecting telescope is in perfect condition, and has been used only once. It has computerized auto-find and auto-tracking, along with a built-in database to locate over 4,000 stars and planets and track their movements. It also has a StarPointer finder scope to help with alignment and accurately locating objects. Also included are original manuals and 2 CDs (including "The Sky" Astronomy Software which provides education about the sky and printable sky maps). Original price is $449.95 for the telescope and software alone, but will also include a Barlow lens, 2 eyepieces (9 and 25 mm), and a moon filter.
Local pickup only, cash preferred
Asking Price: $320.00
Name: Mark LoVerde
Email: jloverde@wideopenwest.com
Phone: 630-333-6968
City: Naperville
Posted: February 1, 2010
Commercial Friends of the N.A.A.: |
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Astronomical Neckties & Ceramic Tiles by Hazel Stevens Designs
As featured in the Jan '04 issue of ASTRONOMY MAGAZINE, Hazel Stevens Designs offers hand-painted ceramic tile in "astro" and nature themes, washable, cotton, 2-sided reversible mens' neckties in "astro" themes and washable silks and batiks. We also have hand-painted glass and cards, and jewelry too!!
Contact: View our current line of merchandise at www.hazelstevensdesigns.com
Email: Hazel Stevens at hazelstevensdesigns@yahoo.com |
Astronomy Book Available
"Objects in the Heavens - edition 3.5" by Peter Birren, member of the NW
Suburban Astronomers, is a digest-sized deep-sky viewing list and fieldbook
for use at the scope (or binoculars) to find out what to see and where it
is. 676 objects of magnitude 10 or greater, 153 double stars and 186 "city
objects" have been culled from 33 different catalogs.
Contact: See http://www.birrendesign.com/astro.html for more details. |
Astronomy Book Available
"A Field Guide to Double Star Observing" by Joe DalSanto, is a concise introduction to double star observing. It includes introductory and "how-to" chapters, four seasonal star-hops with numerous eyepiece sketches, and a catalog of over 400 doubles for small scopes with room for your observations. Softbound, water resistant cover for use at the telescope, 145 pages; just $15 postpaid in US.
Contact: See http://www.geocities.com/astyjoe/doublestarobserving.html for more details or E-mail joe.dalsanto@hp.com |
To submit an ad for posting, e-mail the ad information to: ads@naperastro.org . Be sure to include your full name (no anonymous postings!); also an e-mail address and/or telephone number where potential buyers can reach you. You must provide your city; you may also include a street address if you would like it listed. We do not host photographs of your items on our site, but you may include links to photos or other details if you have them on your own webspace.
Ads must be of an astronomical nature; they can include items wanted or for sale, information wanted, or searches for other area amateurs sharing a specific interest with you. The service area for this page is a 70 mile radius from Naperville, Illinois; this includes Racine Wis.; Rockford, Ottawa and Kankakee Ill.; Michigan City, Ind.; and, of course, Chicago. The concept is for buyers to be in reasonable driving distance from sellers.
The Naperville Astronomical Association reserves the right to edit ad content and select whether or not to run any ads submitted, and in no way provides any warranties on their content or the materials listed in them, nor accepts any responsibility for typographic errors. The N.A.A. will attempt to post submitted ads reasonably promptly, and remove them in the same manner when the submitter instructs us via e-mail to do so, but is not able to guarantee this service. We may remove ads which have remained posted for an extended period on our own.
For more information on the N.A.A., check out our website via the site menu on the left. For the other area clubs' websites, see our Links page. If you would like to put a link to this page on your site, feel free to do so; for the HTML code to add a little picture button, just drop us a request at ads@naperastro.org.
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