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Celestron AVX Mount for Sale

For Sale – Celestron AVX Mount

SOLD!!!

Hi there! My name is Chad Binns. I’m a CAAS alumnus who will be moving out of state later this year and would like to sell my Celestron AVX equatorial mount and accessories. I purchased this mount ~5 years ago and have only logged about 20 hours of use on it. This sale includes:

  • Celestron AVX Mount
  • NexStar+ GoTo hand control
  • Tripod and eyepiece/barlow holder
  • Polar alignment scope (not yet installed, but installs inside the mount)
  • Celestron PowerTank 
  • Relevant cables (including some that I believe are for either a guidescope or PC hookup? I’m not really sure. I only use about half of the cables that came with the mount and PowerTank.)
  • Relevant documentation
  • Case (a cooler) and foam insert from shipment

New, these items (excluding the PowerTank) would cost a combined ~$750-800 (from BHPhoto and/or Celestron). I’d like to sell the combined package for $350 (including the PowerTank for free since I’m not sure how long it will hold a charge being 5y old). I’ve tested the mount with the PowerTank and everything seems to be working properly; the PowerTank holds a charge and the mount can slew with both motors using the hand control. Cheers and clears!

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Saturday April 6 – Public Night and Regular Monthly Meeting at 7 PM, Board Meeting at 4 PM

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Everyone, members and non-members, please join us at 7 PM for our regular monthly meeting, 6 PM if you are going to join us for the Supper Bowl.  Also we’ll be having a board meeting from 4 PM to 6 PM. All members are encouraged to join us for the board meeting if they are interested in the growth of the group.  The board meeting agenda will follow.

For the evening’s main event, Darrell Heath will present “Fast Radio Bursts: Mysteries from Deep Space”. Jim Dixon present the Constellation of the Month – Puppis.

During the board meeting we will discuss these topics from a long-term, non-detailed perspective from 4 p.m. to 5:30, then shift to shorter-term issues, such as next year’s meeting and event calendar until the Supper Bowl at 6 p.m.

1. Decide on a planning horizon (I suggest we think out 5 years–until the next total solar eclipse)

2. RRO grounds and facilities management
a. Buildings (Upcoming maintenance, improvements, replacement, etc.)
b. Grounds
c. Utilities (Septic system, well, etc.)

3. Outreach
a. Are we doing the right type and amount of outreach, and what can we improve?
b. How can we be more systematic processing outreach requests?

4. Membership benefits and programming
a. Recruiting
b. Retention–Are we providing the experience that people expect?
c. How do we encourage more observing, more Astronomical League program participation, and use of RRO?

5. 2024 Total eclipse
a. Subcommittee?

6. Additional items

As always, meetings of the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society are open to the public.

Supper Bowl price will be $6 each.

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