HOW TO DISPOSE of UNWANTED ASTRONOMY EQUIPMENT
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2024
- Do you own old astronomy equipment that is damaged or irreparable, or you just don't want and don't know what to do with it or how to dispose of it responsibly? In this video I will go over all of your options. that I know of, to dispose of used, old, or damaged astronomy equipment including old telescopes, binoculars, telescope mounts, and other telescope parts.
I’m glad you survived the terrible accident you described. A very nice heartfelt video and loved the way you tried to save your Astronomy equipment and your are doing the respectful responsible thing with the broken astro gear. How emotional that may have been to go back and find your binoculars and some of the missing items. Great video.
Thank you so much. My sister kept encouraging me to go back and I really didn't want to but I'm glad I did. Thank you again.
I was blessed to receive a 10" Meade LX6 that someone donated to my university. It was in really bad shape, but it was a wonderful project to work on and brought me so much joy. I hope your Meade finds a good home and brings joy to a budding astronomer like mine did for me!
Thank you. That is a wonderful story. I sure hope so. I loved that telescope and it brought me so much joy.
Glad you are ok - this is what matters as everything else can be replaced one way or another. Take care and please keep making your YT clips Tsula 👍😊
Thank you. I will. Don't worry.
Glad to hear you made it out okay, that's quite a scary ride! Definitely DO NOT just throw away astronomy equipment without trying to move it on to someone else. It's always better to sell for parts or give away for parts as anything can be fixed and some people may just need a small, impossible to find part on it. Even that mirror can be re-aluminized and be good as new. eBay, Facebook marketplace, Craigslist, garage sale, or just a free sign at the end of the driveway even and that stuff will be picked up real quick.
Astronomy equipment is quite expensive so there are also always people looking for something cheap that could be repaired and end up with a good deal and equipment they could never have been able to afford otherwise. That's how I got into astronomy, I can't afford to just go buy a fancy scope or mount, so I picked up a 114/900 Newtonian for next to nothing that needed a ton of work and was missing almost everything. Between scrap wood, other cheap parts, and a couple decent eyepieces from Amazon I've got a usable scope and spent very little on it. One person's trash is another's treasure definitely holds true here.
Thank you. In addition to what you said I want to think of my beloved telescope in the hands of someone who will take care of it and give it a nice home where it will continue to be well loved.
Very glad you're safe. My heart goes out to you about your scopes but ultimately they can be replaced.
Thank you and it is a miracle my nice binoculars survived.
Very glad you weren't physically hurt bad. Option#6: Clean up and display as a decoration or demo model.
Telescopes are beautiful, and like the one in the background of this video, make great decorations, even when not functional. Why buy expensive art work when you have these beautiful devices that have great memories attached? (Unless, you want to forget certain events associated.)
An old scope can also make a great demo device for a public outreach since you don't worry about further damage. To explain form and function of the various components of each telescope design, a model or non-functional scope works fine.
Those are excellent ideas. I actually learned a lot when I took the SCT apart trying to get the mud out of it. I think it's interesting to look inside and see how it works.
Hey Tsula, thank God you are ok! I myself survived two BAD accidents many years ago. First Responders could not believe I survived either one, and with hardly a scatch. Truly miracles. I count the blessings.
I may be interested in the mount. I like to tinker and do not yet have a GoTo EQ with my limited budget. I would like to keep an eye out for it on eBay. Are you ok posting your eBay seller name on RUclips so we can find it?
Thank you. I'm glad you survived your accidents too. I had no idea so many would be interested in the mount or the telescope. I was almost too embarrassed to list them but I intend to list the two items on eBay soon.
Hi Tsula, first of all I'm happy you're safe and sound and here to tell the tale! I was thinking that perhaps the SCT might still have life on it, maybe just needs the corrector to be placed in the right orientation, this might require a bit of trial and error (and a good amount of patience). As for the blemish in the primary, should not affect the view dramatically, imho. You might also consider getting in touch with Reflactor (know that YT channel?), he seems to love tinkering with broken telescopes! Stay safe, love your videos. All the best!
Thank you for all your suggestions. I actually did think about Reflactor but it seems like he is always working on Dobsonians. I think you are right about getting the corrector into the correct orientation. I should have marked it before taking it out but I think it could be matched up by someone with more patience than I have. I'm glad everyone thinks it still have potential. I loved that telescope and I want it to have a good home. Thank you again.
I am very glad you are okay after that wreck. I would be interested in the 8 inch corrector plate and secondary mirror. I have an old Meade LX 3 2080 that the secondary will not hold collimation anymore, making it useless. I could use the newer secondary holder to bring my telescope back to life. I am in AZ.
Someone else on here is looking for a Meade 2080. I have had several people on the channel tell me they would like the telescope and the mount. I think to be fair to everyone I should list both for sale. I am just hoping to find a nice home for both and will list them soon.
So glad you’re ok.
Thank you, Mark.
Hi Tsula, a sad subject indeed, but at least we know our options now. I was thrilled to hear you managed to recover some possessions, especially those binoculars…Yay! a nice reward for confronting the scene again, after such an event. In Europe many people now sell damaged equipment online for spare parts. With companies like Meade and Orion closing this market could increase in the future. I hope you’ve had some success with your AZ EQ6 that would be more good news to hear.
Take care and enjoy your dark skies
Lynn. 🤗🌙✨
Hi Lynn: Thank you. The binoculars part of the story was a real delightful surprise. When I saw them in the dirt with the plant growing out of them I thought they were dead for sure. They sat in a ditch full of water until it evaporated. I should be a spokesperson for Leica. It seems from the responses I have received that there is an interest in the Meade telescope and I'm glad. In the bad news department I had to return the AZEQ6 to Skywatcher. They sent me shipping labels (Unlike Explore Scientific who not only made me pay for shipping but deducted 15% from what I paid!) and will provide a full refund. I am looking into other options for the observatory. Thank you and dark skies to you as well.
@@tsulasbigadventures Hi Tsula, I’m sorry to hear you’ve got to return it, but glad that Skywatcher have supported you in this. I wish you success with the next mount you install, it’s time you had some luck! Wishing you endless dark skies Lynn 🤗🌙✨
What a terrifying ordeal, so glad you're OK! Best wishes
Thank you!
Sorry to hear. I hope I never have to deal with something like that. I've gotten attached to some of my astronomy stuff and I'm sure that damage like that was tough to take. Clear skies here tonight, but hazy. I've got the WO FLT-110 refractor cooling down on the mount.
Thank you. I got all choked up talking about it. It's clear tonight here and Artemis is out on the driveway cooling down now but there might be an aurora tonight. Clear skies to you too.
there are people who look for corrector plate who have broken theirs. it will not be a perfect match but it will still be much better then having a sct without a corrector plate and heard on forums it works very well. glad your ok. i would try to use the mount manual.
I wondered if there might be a market for the corrector plate and/or the secondary mirror which seems fine. I plan to list both soon. Thanks, Joe.
@@tsulasbigadventures for sure there’s a market for them. I would do that first I’ve read so many times people who have cracked the front plate and I’ve contacted Celestron. Or meade and it’s basically almost as much as to buy a new one.
I know somebody right now who has a cracked C6 yours is bigger, of course, but try it on the used market. See what happens.
Hi Tsula! Glad your ok! I wonder how many Tasco 60mm telescopes. Are in the landfills.clear skies
Funny.
Any ideas for disposing of an old, broken, defective, and no longer wanted astronomer/astrophotographer, Tsula? 🤣 How are you?! It's been a minute... I still can't believe that horrible accident you were in. Thank goodness you were okay. Sorry about losing most of the equipment, though. That really is so sad. This is GREAT stuff to know!! Thanks so much for sharing all that information. Things we don't think about! Since I know you haven't used one before, if you have any interest in a Celestron EdgeHD 8 (very, very lightly used), please get in touch with me!
Aw, Greg are you feeling unwanted? Good to hear from you! Sorry, Greg but I cannot help you with the disposal of an unwanted Celestron Edge HD. Why don't you want it any more? I replaced my beloved LX85 with a Meade LX90 8" probably the last one made at their plant in Mexico. I am hoping Celestron will send me a free Edge HD 8. I will happily accept it. Cheers!
Hello Tsula. Glad you are still with us and sorry about your loses. There is the clasified section on Cloudy nights and is free to join not like Astromart, and the people there are very honest. Craigs list I don't recommend at all, is more prone to scams and bad people. Just specify its for parts and buyer pays shipping. Either you put it for free or some price and local pickup or whatever you wish. the odds of one cloudy nighter lives nearby are good! Dark skies for ever!
Thank you. Someone else mentioned Cloudy Nights too. Do you pay to become a member or it's free? I'm not on it currently but I guess I should join. I don't like Craig's List either. It's scary.
@tsulasbigadventures Hey Tsula, it is free and mostly safe. I've never had issues. Cloudy Nights only gives you a space to post your ad, but does not get involved. So, if you do have issues, they won't help you out. If you require buyers to pay with PayPal "Goods and Services", then you should be protected.
Hello There, I'm so sorry to hear what happened to you..
Glad you are doing okay, just take care of yourself. Steve in UK 🇬🇧
Thank you, Steve in UK.
I rebuild astronomy gear when I can find it. Half of my personal equipment are items I rescued from the trash. What I can't rebuild immediately I put into my stockpile of old parts just in case I need something for a future project. If you put it into garage sales or put up a notice on a community board, chances are someone will want it.
Hi Tsula, please don't take the LX 85 to the landfill, I think it can be repaired ... I also repair electronics. I have a background in this area and a future hopefully.
Kind regards,
Marv
Marv: It seems there is an interest in this telescope for parts or possible repair. So, I intend to list it in the near future. It would make me very happy for it to have a home. Good luck in your electronics repair career. Thank you!
dont toss the scope, im sure there will be a lot of people who would take it either to repair or they need the parts.
I'm going to list both. Thank you.
Thank God you're ok!
Thank you so much.
Thanks Tsula.
Good that you escaped with no injuries. I know what you mean about the trauma of throwing out your old telescopes. I still have my Meade LX2, which I was unable to give away for free, even though it was resilvered,
Thank you. Aw, that is sad no one would take it for free. That is exactly what I was worried about but I plan to list both the mount and telescope soon and see what happens.
If you know of a way to advertise used equipment, please let me know. I stopped using Cloudy Nights owing to some bad exchanges that I saw on that platform. But using my Meade LX2 I saw over 200 deep sky objects, including four of the satellites to M31. In a way, I got my money's worth out of it. And maybe I can repurpose it by deforking it and putting it on an equatorial mount. My refractors will live on because there is no need to resurface any mirrors.
Hello, I would love to help you out with your scope. Any chance you would be willing to bring it to Montana next time you are there. I live in north west Wyoming and would love to get it from you. I have some young aspiring astronomers that would benefit greatly from this kind of project. Thank you for your consideration.
I would be happy to pay for shipping as well 😊
I would consider it if no one wanted it but it seems like there is quite a bit of interest. The guy below is also offering to pay for shipping. I think to be fair I should just list both. But thank you for the offer.
@@tsulasbigadventures thank you. Sure appreciate your channel and I’m glad that you are safe. I was in a similar accident about 15 years ago and I am playing on house money as well.
Always wanted a Mead telescope. I'd buy it off of you for something plus shipping. If you list it on Cloudy Nights that would be great.
I had a C11 with a problem and was able to sell it on CN.
OK. I hadn't considered Cloudy Nights. I was going to list it on eBay. I'm not a member of CN. Does it cost? Do they take a percentage?
@@tsulasbigadventures I use CN regularly. No cost. No percentage. Free. Just have to sign up. Actually a great web site. Great community of people too. I've met people when buying or selling. Mostly buying. All nice friendly and talkative. I'm in NYC so my experience has been meeting people from LI, Connecticut and PA
@@tsulasbigadventures I'll also say that the ads on CN are moderated. The operators review before adding anything. But that is a good thing. Check a few ads and see how they are set up. It's rather easy and keeps scammers out.
@@weegieb Thank you. I'll sign up.
A telescope can be replaced tsula cannot.thank the lord you are ok.🙏🏻
ditto, it'd be a sad sad world without a Tsula smile in it.
Aw. Thank you so much!
@@MatthewHolevinski That is so nice of you to say. Thank you.
Geeezzzz Tsula. If I remember correctly you just had equipment stolen from your car and now a huge accident. You need to buy a lottery ticket. First of all equipment can be replaced, you can’t! So glad you are ok. Take good care of yourself.
Thank you, Gregory. You are correct. As a matter of fact there is more to the story. The sheriff recovered some of my items from one of the criminals and I had just met with him that after noon to get some of it back on the very same day of my accident! Can you believe that?
Glad you and your binocs are o.k.
Thanks!
I'm glad you didn't get hurt
Thank you.
Your accident serves as a good reminder to store loose or heavy items in the trunk. During an accident anything not properly secured will become a projectile and could seriously hurt someone.
True but I was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee which doesn't have a trunk. But I will try to secure more thoroughly next time I feel well enough to drive that scary road again.
@@tsulasbigadventures Buy a net and belts to secure the load. Fix them to any mounting points in the trunk. Done.
thank you
A little dirt on a small part of the primary mirror is not that catastrophic. Try it out!
It was quite a bit more than a little bit of dirt! I cleaned it for a week and then it still had that yellowing on the side and that awful dark spot near the baffle.
anyone out there have a dead Meade 2080. it was my first scope and the secondary is flaking.
Hey Tsula - ah, what a shame with your gear. It might be worth trying your corrector plate in different positions before you toss the SCT. Normally, you have to mark the plate position before you take off so you can return it to the same position.
Glad to hear insurance paid up.
😂
Hi Ollie: Thanks. I know I made a mistake in failing to mark the corrrector plate before removing it. I watched that video you told me about and he did say to mark it but I didn't and once you take it off the only way is to just keep moving it. Very tedious but it seems like many people on the channel are interested in the telescope and the mount. So, I am definitely going to find a nice new home for both.
@@tsulasbigadventures Great to hear Tsula 👍
NO NO NO landfill I will take them! I am in Oklahoma and will pay for shipping.
OK. I am not going to take it to the landfill. I am going to list both the mount and telescope when I get back to CA. Thank you for your offer.
Wish I had money I'd make you an offer for the schmitt
me too
I didn't think anyone would want it after looking at the horrible shape it's in but it seems you and several others are. So, I plan to list the scope and mount soon.
I like fixing things. I’m retired. You could send it me? Definitely needs your signiture.
Ha ha. Dang. I had no idea so many people would want it. Did you see what horrible shape it's in? Passionworks body shop is screaming for me to send it to him. I think I better list it to be fair.
I'm glad you are OK. What a horrible experience. You are tough.
I've taken old cameras, batteries and other miscellaneous electronics to Best Buy. Meade and Orion are out of business now. I bet someone could strip, clean and relubricate the mount or buy it for spare parts.. Your Pelican case shouldn't have leaked. So much for the credibility of Pelican cases.
Use it as an excuse for a new or used replacement. Treat yourself.
Good luck.
Thanks for the suggestions. I thought that Pelican case was waterproof. Oh well, there should not have been water on the road in California in late July either. I am definitely going to replace soon. I loved going out with my little set up, 8" SCT and that mount and me. Thank you.
Donate to your local astronomy club, they will be super glad you did.
I called SF Amateur Astronomers and they said no thank you.
@@tsulasbigadventures Wow, you take the time to do the right thing and some people do not even care...
Sorry about that ❤
I WILL TAKE ANY SCOPE ANY SHAPE!!
I hear you but it seems others want it as well. To be fair I better list it.
give it to a poor boy with cancer so he can restore it 👀😂❤️