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Last Updated:
January 23, 2013
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MAS Loaner Equipment
The Minnesota Astronomical Society (MAS) owns equipment it
loans out to members in good standing. MAS members may borrow
a telescope for 30
days. If there is no waiting list for the
telescope, the loan may be extended an additional 30
days, with the approval of a member of the MAS Board.
Contact the current Vice President of the MAS
for more information, or to reserve the telescope.
Equipment currently
available includes:
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Scope #1: Hardin 6" Newtonian on CG-5 GEQ
- 6 Inch f/5 reflector on CG-5 type German Equatorial
Mount
- Dual access drive equatorial mount w/ hand controller
- 25mm, 12.5mm and 9mm Plossl Eyepieces
- 6x30 Finderscope
- Rigel QuikFinder
- Moon Filter
- Variable Intensity Red Flashlight
- Instructions
- Orion Planisphere
- Messier Charts
- Mag. 7 Star Atlas
- Laminated Messier Card
- Laminated Caldwell Card
- Laminated Lunar 100 Card
- Padded carrying cases for mount and optical tube assembly
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Loaner Scope #2 and #3:
Orion SkyQuest XT-8
- 8" f/5.9 Dobsonian Telescope
- 6x30 finder scope
- Telrad Finder
- 32mm, 25mm, 17mm and 10mm Plossl eyepieces
- Moon filter
- Variable intensity red flashlight
- Planisphere
- Orion DeepMap 600 star chart
- Laminated Messier Card
- Laminated Caldwell Card
- Laminated Lunar 100 Card
- XT-8 Manual
- Padded carrying cases for optical tube assembly
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Loaner Scope #4:
Orion SkyQuest XT-10
- 10" f/4.7 Dobsonian Telescope
- 8x50 finder scope
- Telrad Finder
- 32mm, 25mm, 17mm and 9mm Plossl eyepieces
- 2x Barlow lens
- Moon filter
- Four colored planetary filters
- Variable intensity red flashlight
- Planisphere
- Orion DeepMap 600 star chart
- Laminated Messier Card
- Laminated Caldwell Card
- Laminated Lunar 100 Card
- XT-10 Manual
- Padded carrying cases for optical tube assembly
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Loaner Scope #5:
Celestron C6 SCT on Voyager Mount
- Celestron 6" f/10 Schmidt Cassegrain OTA
- Astro Tech Voyager Alt-Az mount
- 6x30 finder scope
- 32mm, 25mm, 17mm and 10mm Plossl eyepieces
- 1.25” mirror diagonal
- StellarVue red dot finder
- Moon filter
- Variable intensity red flashlight
- Dew shield
- Planisphere
- Messier charts
- Mag. 7 Star Atlas
- Laminated Messier Card
- Laminated Caldwell Card
- Laminated Lunar 100 Card
- Instructions
- Everything fits in one plastic tub
- Padded carrying case for mount
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Loaner Scope #6:
Celestron NexStar 8SE SCT
- Celestron 8" f/10 Schmidt Cassegrain on GOTO Mount
- Fork mounted hand controller
- Sirius Foam Case w/ shoulder strap
- 32mm, 25mm, 15mm, 9mm and 6mm Plossl eyepieces
- 1.25” mirror diagonal and SCT visual back
- Moon filter
- Red Dot Finder
- Variable Intensity Red Flashlight
- Planisphere
- Orion DeepMap 600 Star Chart
- Laminated Messier Card
- Laminated Caldwell Card
- Laminated Lunar 100 Card
- Mag. 7 Star Atlas
- 8SE Owners Manual and Quick Setup Guide
- 12v Power Tank w/ AC adapter & Car Lighter power cords
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Loaner Scope #7:
Sky-Watcher 4" Refractor
- 4" f/9.8 Refractor
- Alt-Az Tripod
- 25mm, 17.5mm and 10mm Plossl eyepieces
- 1 1/4" 90-degree Diagonal
- 1 1/4" 45-degree Erecting Prism Diagonal
- Moon filter
- Red-dot Finder
- Variable Intensity Red Flashlight
- Planisphere
- Orion DeepMap 600 star Chart
- Laminated Messier Card
- Laminated Caldwell Card
- Laminated Lunar 100 Card
- Mag. 7 Star Atlas
- Wood carrying case for telescope & accessories
- Padded carrying case for mount
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Loaner Scope #8:
6" Newtonian Alt-Az
- 6" f/5 reflector on table top Alt-Az Mount
- 25mm and 10mm Plossl Eyepieces
- 2x Barlow lens
- 6x30 Finderscope
- Variable Intensity Red Flashlight
- Messier Chart
- Lunar Chart
- Caldwell Chart
- Canvas Carrying case for mount and optical tube assembly
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