Minnesota Astronomical Society

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.


	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

MAS Loaner Equipment