{"product_id":"used-c8-fastar-sct-ota-w-focus-motor-and-bobs-knobs-installed","title":"Used C8 Fastar SCT OTA w\/Focus Motor and Bob's Knobs installed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRICE DROP!  Was $950; now just $850!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003eThis is a black-tube Fastar C8 OTA in excellent condition, with clean optics and body.  This has the Celestron Focus Motor and Bob's Knobs already installed, and was well-used as an astrophotography scope - take a look at the bitemarks in the dovetail.  However, the optics are sparkling clean, with only the tiniest amount of speckling in the coatings in one small area.  See the photos.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003eBecause this is for astrophotography, this does not include the stock finder, diagonal, 25mm Plossl, or visual back.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003eThis is a great deal at $850, almost HALF OFF, and won't last!  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003eWe do not have the original packing boxes for this item, so \u003cstrong\u003ethis is for local pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8\" Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarbright XLT coatings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2032 mm focal length (f\/10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFastar\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-summary rte\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 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