Loaner Scope Program

Table of Contents

About the Program

What Scope Should I Borrow?

Program Inventory

Scope Status
The current status of scopes is no longer available on line.

Call the program administrator Lee Hoglan or email questions to loaner@sjaa.net

About the Program

Mission Statement

1) To provide a reasonable selection of telescopes for members to borrow that are appropriate for those relatively new to astronomy.  The target members are primarily those who don't own a scope, especially newer members, so they may get started without first having to spend hundreds of dollars.

2) To provide a small but reasonable variety of telescopes for members to borrow who may already own one type of scope, but want to become acquainted with different types of scopes without having to buy them first.

3) To provide a small but reasonable variety of telescopes for members to borrow who occasionally have a need for a type of scope that they don't own, but may not use often enough to justify purchasing it.

4) Each loanee is encouraged to participate in one Houge star party.

5) The board reserves the right to further define the goals and procedures of the program.


The loaner program is intended to give SJAA members a chance to try out various technologies and sizes of scopes.  The program contains small, simple scopes intended for beginners as well as larger intermediate/advanced scopes. Current membership in SJAA is required during the period of the loan.  This program is not intended to replace members owning their own scopes.

Please read the loaner program contract. Scope loans are normally for three months.  After that time we would prefer to give another member a chance to try out the scope.  You may keep the scope until a member asks for it as long as your membership is current.  You must return the scope within 30 days if your membership lapses.

To request a scope contact the loaner program. 

For information or to request a loan please contact loaner@sjaa.net. Most scopes are stored by the last member that borrowed the scope. Once we receive your request we will get in contact with that member to arraign for a transfer. Note that this may take a couple of weeks since we have to coordinate your, the other member's, and the loaner program's schedules.

What Scope Should I Borrow

If you a beginner thinking about borrowing a scope from the club you should take a look at this expanded version of my July 08 Ephemeris Article.

Program Inventory


Scope Number Scope Description Scope accessories
16 60mm H-Alpha Solar Scope H alpha filter, energy reduction filter,
celestron 1.25" diagonal
25mm Meade MA Eyepiece
Vixen Super Polaris Mount
Vixen Md-6 computer
battery pack, ac charger, slow motion dec cable
42 11x80 Binoculars Orion tripod
4 caps
49 3.5 inch Orion StarBlast Orion Red dot
17, 6 mm Plossl
3 4 inch f/15 Quantum S/C celestron wedge
tripod
AC cord/ Invertor
Photo Adapter
25 mm WA Eyepiece
K 12 mm Eyepiece
celestron 6 mm Eyepiece
37 4 inch Celestron Flourite Refractor eyepiece case
tripod
small finder
Televue 2.5x barlow
Celestron barlow
Televue 7mm Nagler
Celestron 36 mm plossl
Televue 7.4mm plossl,meade or 4mm
43 4.5 inch f/8 Orion XT Dob 25mm eyepiece
10 mm eyepiece
44 4.5 inch f/8 Orion Skyview Newt 25mm kellner
9 mm kellner
GEM Mount
scope cap
51 120mm Orion 120ST  
32 5.5 inch  f/7.6 Signature Dob 25mm Celestron EP
10mm Plossl
quickfinder
deep mag 600
11 6 inch f/8 Orion XT Dob scope cap
Orion 9mm Plossl
Orion 25mm Plossl
Orion EZ Finder
Deep Map 600
13 6 inch f/8 Orion XT Dob 6x30 finder
25, 9mm eyepiece
telerad
46 Orion XT6 IntelliScope with Object Locator Intelliscope controller
collimation cap
manuals(2)
6, 10 and 26mm Plossl eyepieces
6x30 finder
Orion Deep Map 600
6 8 inch f/10 Celestron S/C 2 eyepieces 35mm Plossl 17 mm plossl
1 barlow teleview
1 inverter
1 quickfinder
1 SCT antivibration pad
1 dew cap
12 8 inch f/6 Orion XT Dob 6x30 finder
25mm, 9mm plossl
2x barlow
quickfinder
align eyepiece
2 springs
14 8 inch f/8.5 Homemade Dob telerad
40, 25,10mm Plossl
collimation cap
29 8 inch Celestron SCT tripod with wedge
10.5 plossl televue
6, 25 mm ep,star diagonal,ex guider
shake enders
dew cap
motor drive RA/DEC, cables. Batteries, accessories
manuals
quick finder,8x50 polaris finder
34 8 inch f/10 Dynamax S/C Tripod
35 8 inch f/6 Meade Newt on EQ Mount 25mm plossl
10mm plossl
6 mm ortho
telerad
36 8 inch  f/6 Celestron Skyhopper Dob 9x50 right angle finder
25mm Meade MA ep
18mm edmund or
6 mm edmund or
2 black caps
telrad
aline
40 8 inch Celestron Super C8+ S/C dual axis controller
single axis controller
8x50 finder with illuminated reticle
shake enders
counterweight set
quickfinder
telv 15mm widefield,celestron 7mm ortho,celestron 26 mm plossl
lumicon 12mm (missing illuminator)
OIII filter
hair dryer
48 C-8 Celestron Ultima Orion Red dot
7x50 finder with illuminated reticle
Hand controller
26 mm Plossl
32mm Erfle
16.8mm Orthoscopic
10.5mm Orthoscopic
manual
33 10 inch f/4.5 Orion DSE Dob 8x50 Finder
3 eyepieces
Meade Red dot
45 10 inch f/5 Dob (Earletron) 2 black caps
telrad
scope cover
30mm ep
18 mm ep
9 mm ep
50 10 inch Coulter Dob 8x50 Finder
celestron erfle 20 mm
celestron kellner 40 mm
6mm Ortho
Deep Map 600
ce
7 12.5 inch f/7 Homemade Dob 8x50 finder
1 mirror in mirror box
1 25 mm eyepiece
telerad
5# counterweight
12mm eyepiece
47 12 inch Meade Lightbridge 6x30, Orion RD finder
Meade 26mm Wide Angle
35mm extender
shroud
laser collimator
2 screwdrivers
accessory case
fan battery pack
39 17 inch f/4.5 Zeiders Truss Dob 9x50 right angle finder
quickfinder
8mm 13mm lanth
25 mm plossl
22mm panoptic
1 alignment tool
spoke wrench
41 18 inch f/4.5 Sky Designs Dob telrad
8x50 finder
shroud
2" 50mm Plossl
1.25" 21-7mm zoom
10 Star Spectroscope  


Click here for additional specifications and pictures of the scopes in the program.




last updated: 2008 Dec 2 rjh