Item for Auction:

• Meade LX3, 200mm Schmitt-Cassegrain (SCT) Optical Tube (built in circa. 1993 / 1994)
• Forked equatorial mount (Only the declination motor is working so point and peek)
• Tripod with equatorial wedge design
• Telrad red-dot-finder
• 1.25″ Barlow Lens
• 1.25” 12.4mm, 26mm, and 36mm Super Plössl Eyepieces; 1.25” 8.5mm—21mm zoom eyepiece
• 1.25″ Star Diagonal
• Optical Finder Scope
• Good optics – The secondary mirror was re-silvered in the spring of 2025. The primary mirror has been cleaned and the optical tube has been reassembled and collimated.

Auction Rules:

This is a silent auction open to both members and non-members.  All proceeds go to the RASC Mississauga Centre.

• Opening bid is $250 CAD
• People can make any number of bids.
• Bidding starts on Friday December 5, 2027.
• Bidding closes on Friday January 2, 2027.
• The latest high-bid will be updated on this page manually as soon as possible.  Be sure to check back to see if you want to up your bid.
• Each bid requires: email address, first name, last name, and bid amount.
• If at the end of the auction there are multiple people with the same bid-amount, one person will be chosen at random (names-in-a-hat method).
• As the winner of the bid, you will be responsible for sending an e-Transfer to the Mississauga Centre for the full amount.
• If you refuse your winning bid, it will go to the next bid of lower or equal value.*
• It will be up to you to arrange pick-up of the telescope in Etobicoke.

* Note:  Failure to respond within 7 days of being notified about your winning bid forfeits your bid and the next person in sequence will be notified.

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