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Last Updated:
February 02, 2008

 

Loaner Equipment

The Minnesota Astronomical Society (MAS) owns equipment it loans out to members in good standing.  MAS members may borrow a telescope for 30 days.  If there is no waiting list for the telescope, the loan may be extended an additional 30 days, with the approval of a member of the MAS Board.

Contact the current Vice President of the MAS for more information, or to reserve the telescope.

Equipment currently available includes:

10" Dobsonian Telescope

  • 10" Dobsonian Telescope

  • Eyepieces

  • Planisphere

  • Telrad

  • Copy of the "DeepMap 600" star chart

 

8" Dobsonian Telescopes (2)

  • Dobsonian Telescope (two)

  • Eyepieces

  • planisphere

  • Telrads

  • Copy of the "DeepMap 600" star chart.

 

 

6" Newtonian GEM
  • 6 Inch f/5 reflector on CG-5 type German Equatorial Mount 
  • Dual access drive equatorial mount w/ hand controller
  • 12.5 and 25 mm Plossl eyepieces,
  • 6x30 finderscope
  • Rigel QuikFinder
  • Planisphere
  • Messier charts
  • Mag 6 star charts
  • Instructions,
  • Padded carrying cases for mount and optical tube assembly
 

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