Astronomical instruments sale / heritage

Made by Lichtenknecker Optics in Hasselt (here in Belgium). A very sturdy and precise mount, comes with the MTS-3 electronics from German company Boxdörfer. On top sits a dovetail-mount for the large Lichtenknecker-dovetails (we can include a few of these) – but one can easily replace it with the more common Losmandy-style fitting (I’ve done…

Great optics (150mm f/6.7 triplet) and the finest mechanics (a 3.5″ Starlight Instruments focuser) – a dream telescope. Optics made in Russia (including an FLP-53 ED-element), telescope assembled in Taiwan, and sold in Germany :-). Bought in 2014. Weights 14 kg, and comes with 2 nice tube-rings (but no dove-tail – since the owner used…

Another very fine TMB-style triplet, in a slightly unusual size (it’s easier to find a 100m, a 120mm or a 150mm these days). A quick search on the web will find a lot of reviews of this beauty… Comes with the very best focuser (from Feather Touch). Last known value (new): 5.000 € ? Value…

One of the largest mass-produced telescopes (only Meade made a 16″, but as we all know Meade is a thing of the past now). Comes with a set of really massive tube-rings from Parallax Instruments. Comes with 2 bases for a finder scope (one robust Red Dot finder from TS is included). One -minor but…

This is the first iteration of this famous mount – and as far as we know CANNOT be equipped with the more recent AP-electronics (GTO/CP3/CP4/…). But it comes with the “trusted and tried” (bit old) FS2 from Astro-Electronic (Michael Koch, Germany) – including all necessary cables. Can be combined with the heavy-duty Portable Pier from…

This is the FL-version (fluorite glass!), not the older ED-version! Oil-spaced triplet. Serial number #031, 3,5″ Feathertouch focuser. Comes with this beautiful Feather Touch FTF3545 focuser (worth > 1.400€), and finderscopes. Don’t we all dream of owning a telescope like this? The perfect combination of size, optical and mechanical craftmanship – for visual use as…

A rather unique instrument, mainly made for Astrophotography (and comes with an extra 0,8x reducer from TS if needed). One doesn’t come across these instruments often!! It was the last of it’s kind sold by Teleskop-Service (July 2019)! According to the description, the mirrors (primary and secondary – 89mm diameter = 44% obstruction) are made…

Last known value (new): 10.000 € ? (including heavy flightcase) Value second hand: 6.000 € ? Comes equiped with a Lichtenknecker-style dove-tail, but it’s easy to switch this for a Losmandy-style one. Would make an excellent set combined with one of the Astrophysics-mounts, or the Lichtenknecker Optics M100b. Dates probably from 2007 (as far as…

For Sale: lots of Astronomical Equipment, another heritage of an active Amateur Astronomer (Belgium). Sadly, another Belgian amateur-astronomer passed away a few months ago, and his heirs contacted us (Mira Public Observatory, Grimbergen) to find a new home for his -sometimes quite expensive- gear. Please contact me by mail => “info” at “telescoopverhuur.be”. Let’s start…

For Sale: lots of Astronomical Equipment, another heritage of an active Amateur Astronomer (Belgium). Sadly, another Belgian amateur-astronomer passed away a few months ago, and his heirs contacted us (Mira Public Observatory, Grimbergen) to find a new home for his -sometimes quite expensive- gear. Please contact me by mail => “info” at “telescoopverhuur.be”. Has an…