SJAA Loaner Scope Status

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. 

All scopes in the inventory are now available for loan. For information please contact
Scope loans are normally for six 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.  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.


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
43 4.5" f/8 Orion XT Dob
44 4.5" f/8 Orion Skyview Newt
32 5.5" f/7.6 Signature Dob
23 6" f/8 Edmund Newt on EQ Mount
11 6" f/8 Orion XT Dob
34 8" f/10 Dynamax S/C
29 8" Celestron S/C Astrophoto
6 8" f/10 Celestron S/C
36 8” f/6 Celestron Skyhopper Dob
48 C-8 Celestron Ultima
45 10" f/5 Dob, Earletron
7 12.5" f/7 Homemade Dob
47 12" Meade Lightbridge
41 18" 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
42 11x80 Binoculars 01-Jul-08
37 4" Celestron Flourite Refractor 14-Jun-08
3 4" f/15 Quantum S/C 31-Jan-09
13 6" f/8 Orion XT Dob 16-Jun-08
46 Orion XT6 IntelliScope with Object Locator 16-Aug-08
14 8" f/8.5 Homemade Dob 20-May-08
12 8" f/6 Orion XT Dob 22-Jun-08
35 8" f/6 Meade Newt on EQ Mount 22-Jun-08
40 8" Celestron Super C8+ S/C 16-Aug-08
39 17" f/4.5 Zeiders Truss Dob 16-Aug-08


These scopes have loans that are pending or are being repaired

Scope Number Scope Description Repair loan pending
33 10" f/4.5 Orion DSE Dob FALSE TRUE
49 Orion StarBlast FALSE TRUE
16 60mm H-Alpha Solar Scope TRUE FALSE
28 13" f/4.5 Highe Dob TRUE TRUE


"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 May 11