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I bought the sky-watcher skymax 102eq2 for 250$ and it was indeed the eq2 (chrome wheel present), although there is one issue with this mount: the previous owner never got or lost an "adapter" for slow motion cable attachment. Does anyone one know what can I do or what should I buy to attach the cable? 

P.s. Yes, this is a cap from the ice-cream bucket (fits perfectly)

3 hours ago, vlaiv said:

Can you inspect the scope in person, is this second hand item somewhere near you?

Yeah, he can send it to me via post and I can return it if anything is wrong without any money-return issues (website's feature)
I've just written to him about taking some photos of a primary mirror. Now am waiting:)

Considering mounts, thank you, I will search for something

16 minutes ago, John said:

 

I wonder if the seller knows much about the scope he / she is selling ?

 

Hello, thanks for your reply:)
The seller is a busy guy, he doesn't have much time for astronomy and thus he may not know what's up with the scope. He told me that two eyepieces are ok and all the lenses are perfect. As of GoTo mount, I don't think I'll use it that often and I was going to buy AZ3 or EQ2 or 3 anyway. From his own words, everything, except some tiny scratches on the tube, is all right. The thing that I'm most interested in this ad is OTA, because it's practically as cheap as you can buy it in Ukraine. 

38 minutes ago, vlaiv said:

It should not be much more expensive than that model you found second hand

Sorry to bother, but what do you think about this model? https://www.olx.ua/obyavlenie/teleskop-sky-watcher-bk-mak102azgt-synscan-IDIRwze.html
Is this goto mount ok? I think I could buy a AZ3 mount to observe without the goto mount (I've heard they can't be moved without a power supply)

Thanks to everybody who've answered:)
I'll make up my mind in a couple of days and will write there about what I've bought and my impressions😁 

7 hours ago, vlaiv said:

Skywatcher 102mm Maksutov

Is this one any good https://www.olx.ua/obyavlenie/teleskop-sky-watcher-maxview-102-eq2-b-u-IDIQM8s.html#49bdc8ebe8 ? It's somewhere around 285$ and is a couple of months old 

Thanks for your replies!
If I understood correctly..  If 127mm MAK is really out of my budget - it's not worth spending waay more for that inch?

Hello everyone,
can somebody, who've had an experience with 102 MAKs help me, please? I'm just starting out:)

I live in a Bortle class 5-6 area of the city and I'm looking for a compact (so I can put it in a backpack or smth) scope for mostly planetary and bright DS observations.
I've read a lot about different scopes and thought that for the starters I should get  Levenhuk Skyline PLUS 105 MAK (https://www.levenhuk.com/catalogue/telescopes/levenhuk-skyline-plus-105-mak/#.XzMzYCgzZPY). 127mm MAK is out of my budget range and in the end I will have a lot of time to go for bigger aperture later. 

Will I be able to see, for example, bands in the atmosphere of Jupiter or Cassini division? Will such scope be useful for some DS observations (on rare occasions I can go to Bortle 4)?

Recently I've had a chance to see Saturn and Jupiter through Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ and I really liked the way planets looked. And since then  I've been thinking of buying 105MAK... Since it has a bigger aperture than 80EQ, will the visible image be sharper/better? Will I be able to make out more details on the planets' discs? Can such scope even compete with Celestron 80EQ at all?

Maybe there are some alternatives to Levenhuk? Although I don't think Celestron C90 will do best for me.. Maybe some Sky-Watchers, but here in Ukraine there's not much choice among budget MCT:(

Thanks for taking your time to read that:))