 Loaner Scope Program
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Loaner Program on Sabbatical
Rob will be unavailable for most of the time
between now
and at least August 7. This
may extend longer due to the demands of the Houge contract. As a result, the board
approved placing the loaner program on Sabbatical effective immediately.
- We will not accept new loans requests until at least August
7. If possible, loans for scopes ,
#13 or 11, and #45 will proceed basied on the availability of the
people managing the program while I am away. I will continue with
other currently
received requests after I return.
- Only messages sent to loaner@sjaa.net will be
processed. Rob may not be able to read
messages
sent to his private email addresses until the program resumes.
- SJAA will do its best to acknowledge loan requests sent
to the loaner address. We will try to maintain a wait list so we can
fairly
make loans as quickly as possible once my Sabbatical is over.
- SJAA will accept returns during this time; however, we
ask that members consider delaying their return until August. In addition, SJAA plans to initiate the return
of several scopes that members have been graciously storing for many
years.
Table of Contents
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) 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.
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.
Details on the Inventory
Click here for specifications
and pictures of the scopes in the program.
Note some of the scopes are not
listed below because they are being removed from the
inventory.
Available Scopes
These scopes are currently available for loan.
| Scope Number |
Scope Description |
| 42 |
11x80 Binoculars |
| 43 |
4.5 inch f/8 Orion XT Dob |
| 44 |
4.5 inch f/8 Orion Skyview Newt |
| 37 |
4 inch Celestron Flourite Refractor |
| 32 |
5.5 inch f/7.6 Signature Dob |
| 13 |
6 inch f/8 Orion XT Dob |
| 23 |
6 inch f/8 Edmund Newt on EQ Mount |
| 34 |
8 inch f/10 Dynamax S/C |
| 29 |
8 inch Celestron S/C Astrophoto |
| 14 |
8 inch f/8.5 Homemade Dob |
| 35 |
8 inch f/6 Meade Newt on EQ Mount |
| 7 |
12.5 inch f/7 Homemade Dob |
| 41 |
18 inch f/4.5 Sky Designs Dob |
| 10 |
Star Spectroscope |
*Marks scopes that are not Newtonian Reflectors
Current Loans
These are the scopes currently loaned to members. If you would
like to be placed on a wait list for this scope then please
let me know.
| Scope Number |
Scope Description |
due date |
| 49 |
Orion StarBlast |
21-Sep-08 |
| 3 |
4 inch f/15 Quantum S/C |
31-Jan-09 |
| 46 |
Orion XT6 IntelliScope with Object Locator |
16-Aug-08 |
| 40 |
8 inch Celestron Super C8+ S/C |
16-Aug-08 |
| 36 |
8 inch f/6 Celestron Skyhopper Dob |
07-Sep-08 |
| 12 |
8 inch f/6 Orion XT Dob |
11-Oct-08 |
| 33 |
10 inch f/4.5 Orion DSE Dob |
16-Aug-08 |
| 39 |
17 inch f/4.5 Zeiders Truss Dob |
16-Aug-08 |
These scopes have loans that are
pending or are being repaired
| Scope Number |
Scope Description |
due date |
Repair |
loan pending |
| 11 |
6 inch f/8 Orion XT Dob |
|
FALSE |
TRUE |
| 45 |
10 inch f/5 Dob (Earletron) |
|
FALSE |
TRUE |
| 47 |
12 inch Meade Lightbridge |
Wait list |
FALSE |
TRUE |
| 48 |
C-8 Celestron Ultima |
Wait list |
FALSE |
TRUE |
| 16 |
60mm H-Alpha Solar Scope |
|
TRUE |
FALSE |
"Repair" means the scope is not available because SJAA is fixing it.
"Loan Pending" means another member has requested this scope, but the
transfer has not occured. If a due date is listed then the scope
is currently loaned to another member. The loan pending is to a
second member who is wait listed.
last updated: 2008 Jul 16 rjh