8" equatorially mounted newtonian on E.Bay

[John]

This is basically the same scope as the Skywatcher Explorer 200P. The Helios brand name and black colour scheme was used before the Skywatcher brand was launched. With the tripod legs upgraded, it should deliver a good deal of performance for £150:

HELIOS 200MM REFLECTOR WITH EQ TRIPOD AND POLAR SCOPE on eBay (end time 09-Aug-10 14:53:00 BST)

[skywatcher1701]

that is cheap as chips, now watching to see what happens, thanks for the heads up

[TheThing]

Nice and a bit of a bargin.

If it helps anyone, I go to Basingstoke fairly regularly for work, so collect and deliver on in the Home Counties (all gratis!)

[Srbin]

Why weren't scopes like this available when I first started ...?