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Astro Equipment Rental

Rooisand Desert Ranch

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With every telescope rented from us, you receive the following accessories:

  • 9x50 finder scope (straight-through)
  • Bahtinov mask
  • GPU coma corrector (Newtonian telescopes only)
  • Collimation laser (temporarily & as needed)
  • Appropriate camera adapters and required spacer rings must be brought along
  • Focusing motors may only be mounted on our focusers after prior consultation. We recommend ZWO ASI focusing motors.
  • For Newtonian telescopes: the position of the primary mirror cell may NOT be changed. Drilling new holes in the tube is strictly forbidden.
  • The minimum rental period is 3 nights.

12″ Newtonian with Pyrex HS and 100mm FS

N$ 900 Per Night

Telescopes:  T001

  • 300 mm primary mirror with aperture ring
  • Carbon–rigid foam construction without thermal expansion or flexure
  • 360° rotatable 3″ focuser with reduction
  • Camera-side thread: M74x1 / M68x1 internal thread / 2″ slip-fit with compression ring
  • 2″ GPU coma corrector (M48x0.75 on camera side) is screwed into the focuser via M68; working distance from the M48 thread to the camera sensor is 55 mm
  • 3″ dovetail rail / GP rail
  • Shoe finder / finder
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10″ F4 Newtonian with Pyrex HS and 82mm FS

N$ 800 Per Night

Telescopes:  T002

  • 250 mm Sky-Watcher primary mirror with aperture ring
  • Carbon / rigid foam construction without thermal expansion or flexure
  • Lacerta Octo Plus 2″ focuser
  • Camera-side 2″ self-centring slip-fit connection, “no tilt”.
  • 2″ GPU coma corrector, M48x0.75 on camera side, working distance from the M48 thread to the camera sensor is 55 mm
  • 3″ dovetail rail
  • Shoe finder / finder
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Dobsonian 16″ F4.5 with Aluna HS and ICS FS

N$ 1300 Per Night

Telescopes:  T003

  • 2″ Feather Touch focuser with reduction
  • Filter drawer with Orion Hβ filter and Baader UHC filter
  • Own 2″ screw-in filters can be used
  • Truss-tube construction by Dieter Martini
  • Telrad
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Sky-Watcher Esprit 100 f5.5

N$ 630 Per Night

Telescopes:  T004

  • The Esprit was personally selected, optimised, and star-tested by Tommy Nawratil from LACERTA
  • 3″ hybrid focuser with linear power guide rail
  • Sky-Watcher original flattener, camera-side thread: M48x0.75 / focus 55 mm from M48
  • CNC tube rings, 3″ rail
  • Shoe finder / finder
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Mounts

The following accessories are provided when renting a Rooisand mount:

  • Tripod, unless the mount is already on a pier
  • Polar scope (EQ6 only)
  • Hand controller
  • Sufficient counterweights
  • 12V power supply
  • 5-socket power strip with 5 m cable
    If you want to operate the mount via external software or a laptop, please familiarise yourself with this in advance and bring all necessary cables, adapters, and other accessories. The connection between the mount and PC is exclusively via an EQDIR cable. We recommend the Pegasus version.
  • The minimum rental period is 3 nights

Sky-Watcher EQ-8

N$ 800 Per Night

Mounts  M001

  • A heavy equatorial mount with a load capacity of up to 50 kg
  • With an EQDIR cable from Pegasus — not included in the rental — the mount can be connected to a ZWO ASI-AIR, ToupTek StellaVita, or laptop
  • Via an ST-4 port, the mount is compatible with all auto guiders that have an ST-4 output
  • A 3″ Losmandy clamp on the mount is used for attaching the telescope
  • Sufficient counterweights are available
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Sky-Watcher EQ-6-AZ

N$ 720 Per Night

Mount:  M002

  • The mount is available either on a steel pier or with a steel tripod.
  • For astrophotography, the EQ6-AZ can be loaded with up to 20 kg
  • Sufficient counterweights are available
  • With an EQDIR cable from Pegasus — not included in the rental — the mount can be connected to a ZWO ASI-AIR, ToupTek StellaVita, or laptop
  • A combination clamp (3″ & GP) on the mount is used for attaching the telescope
  • Mounting own instruments is possible, provided they are mounted on a 3″ or GP dovetail rail
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