RASC Vancouver Monthly Meeting

Astronomy Lecture/Telescope Workshop/Telescope Sale

Speaker: Dr. Stanley Greenspoon, long-time RASC member and professor emeritus from Capilano University

Topic: What's new in the search for exoplanets and extraterrestrial life

Location: Simon Fraser University Room SWH10081. See map here (http://files.meetup.com/1276587/SFU-SWH10081-Directions.pdf).

Dr. Greenspoon's lecture will be followed by a brief demonstration by Council members on different types of telescopes with the opportunity for guests to ask questions.

This will be followed by a sale of gently used RASC telescopes.

Telescope Sale

We will be have a silent auction on several old telescopes and accessories that were part of the telescope loan program. We are doing this to clear space in the storage area and to raise funds for some new telescopes and mounts.

Below is a list of the items we plan to sell. In addition to this list there will be several eyepieces and odds-and-ends for sale.

There will be minimum bids. We may be able to issue tax receipts if the final bid amount exceeds the item’s value by a certain amount (if 80% of the bid is above the value of the amount, a receipt can be issued for the difference).

NOTE : ALL VALUES BELOW ARE APPROXIMATE VALUES. STARTING BIDS WILL BE LOWER.

Item / Description : Approximate Value

1 Skywatcher 90mm refractor with GE mount : 200

2 Orion “Space Explorer” 8” (maybe 6?) Dobsonian : 400

3 Meade ETX-125 Maksutov Cassegrain with mount : 400

4 Small Celestron Tripod : 10

5 Celestron Clock Drive : 20

6 HOC 90mm Refractor (no mount) : 250

7 EQ Mount : 50

8 LDx55 Mount and Tripod : 350

9 LDx55 Mount (no tripod) : 200

10 Celestron Nexstar 8” with GOTO mount : 1000

11 Hand-made 6” Dobsonian (needs work) : 200

12 80mm Celestron Refractor : 150

13 80mm Karl Weser Refractor : 150

About our Events:

All RASC lectures and observing events are open to the public, family friendly, and there is no charge for admission. Our organization is run entirely by volunteers who love astronomy and astrophysics. Whether you're a complete beginner, a seasoned astronomer, or you hope to work for NASA some day, anyone fascinated by space exploration is welcome and will enjoy our events.