Got chance of a Skywatcher Explorer 200P EQ5 GOTO for £400

[MeSeany]

Got chance of a Skywatcher Explorer 200P EQ5 GOTO for £400 - great deal yeah?

[oldpink]

if all is in good condition then yes

[g0ibi]

Agree with the above if it's in good condition!!

[MeSeany]

Ive been told it is 4/5 years and in mint condition - from a shop

It also has a 1 year workshop warranty

[MeSeany]

NexImage” – a 1MP camera that is quite fast and not silly money (£109).

Presume the 200p eq5 will render some great planet pics on my laptop?

[Pete Presland]

i would agree that the Skywatcher Explorer 200P EQ5 GOTO for £400, if in good condition is an excellent deal getting on for half the price new.

as for the neximage 1mp for £109 it is a bit expensive in my opinion, its quite old and has a CMOS sensor that is the same as the old SPC900 webcams. there is a neximage on astro buy and sell for £35 (cheaper than the average 2nd hand SPC900)  http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/propview.php?view=86031 if you want to have a dabble at planetary imaging would be better value.

you could spend the money you have saved on a decent quality barlow lens, which will be needed with your 200p to get a good image scale with a webcam.

[szymon]

That's a good price. If you don't take it, let me know where it is :-)

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[MeSeany]

i would agree that the Skywatcher Explorer 200P EQ5 GOTO for £400, if in good condition is an excellent deal getting on for half the price new.

as for the neximage 1mp for £109 it is a bit expensive in my opinion, its quite old and has a CMOS sensor that is the same as the old SPC900 webcams. there is a neximage on astro buy and sell for £35 (cheaper than the average 2nd hand SPC900)  http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/propview.php?view=86031 if you want to have a dabble at planetary imaging would be better value.

you could spend the money you have saved on a decent quality barlow lens, which will be needed with your 200p to get a good image scale with a webcam.

apparently the package comes with a barlow

[MeSeany]

That's a good price. If you don't take it, let me know where it is :-)

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