AnnieWhite

Thank you!

Okay so I have a few more bits (I cant believe I am still finding bits, he stashed them everywhere!

Nearly there! Thank you so much everyone!

Thank you so much!

These are the last few bits I cant label, I know the first 3 are of the same item, but I cant make out the name (in blue) on it at all. Kind Regards, Annie

Well Gents, I honestly can't thank you all enough! I have now got the majority of stuff on ebay (user: zifnab4x4) There are a few really random bits that I dont have a clue what to do with or what they are for so I will add the photos after this post. Again, a million times thank you. Annie

If I could give anyone a piece of advice in life, its make a list of you hobby 'tools' I do embroidery and I know full well none of my family would have a clue, so I now have a list with pictures for them to use, in case of my early demise. Enjoy your de-clutter!

I agree! I think I owe a fair few people a pint or more

Ahh sorry, can I send them to you instead? I didnt get that message until I did it 🙈

Thank you so much for that! I appreciate its a lot to go through. So far I have spent the day identifying the majority, so I will now go back and remove all the images I no longer want help with. Thanks so much, you have helped loads! Annie

Hi John, Thanks for taking the time to reply, i really appreciate it. Yeah, I understand about fees etc being incorporated into the values, and that RVO will have expenses to cover too, but still the price given just seemed a little low to us, looking at the price the second hand scopes (of same models) are going for in various places. That was not a dig at RVO at all. I appreciate they have a business to run and at the end of the day need to make money. The main thing I was looking for was advise on identifying the equipment, and what items would usually be with what. (Obviously if they are in cases together I get they pretty much would sell together. Thanks for taking the time to reply, Annie

Thanks for that Rob, I am more concerned about identifying all of the kit at the moment, so eventually I may be able to do the research to sort out pricing etc. Chris was incredibly precious about all his 'toys' so I know the condition of the kit will be high, but again I need someone who knows what they are talking about to look through and confirm this with me. Thank you for the tip on astrobuysell, I will add it to my diary for future reference. Thanks, Annie

Hi David, Thank you very much for the reply I really do appreciate it. No, Chris wasn't part of any local societies, he did go to a few star parties but he really wasn't a social person. We knew that he most of the equipment from Rother Valley Optics so I did contact them and they offered £1000 for everything which seemed incredibly low to me looking at how much just a few of the items go for second hand on ebay etc. I did notice that your based in Ollerton area, which isn't actually that far away from myself, so if no one else comes forward would you be willing to meet me (I will of course come to you) with the equipment so I can get it sorted? Obviously I know that is a big ask so please do not feel you have to say yes. Again thank you so much for your time. Annie

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Hello, Thanks for taking the time to read this, I am looking for some help identifying some equipment. It all used to belong to my Father-in-Law who was a keen astronomer, however he passed away in September after a short illness with cancer. Now my mother-in-law would like to sell the equipment to raise funds towards the funeral costs. The problem we have is that not one of us has the first clue about astronomy, so do not even know where to start in identifying the equipment and tell if everything needed is with each scope. I have managed to identify the scopes that he had as; Altair Lightwave 66mm f6 EDR Altair Starwave 70-ED Meade LX90 GPS 10" Then there is a skywatcher explorer D:200mm which we believe came alongside his NEQ6 Skywatcher pro tripod and mount. After that I don't know if everything is with them, so I have attatched images of all the equipment I have (I will add the rest to the thread if anyone can help me- or takes pity on me). Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Annie