Club Loaner Telescopes

Orion SkyQuest 8-inch Dobsonian Reflector

(f/5.9; 1200mm FL)
This telescope comes with a 9×50 right-angle, correct-image finder.

Explore Scientific ED102 (4-inch) Air-Spaced Triplet Apochromatic Refractor

(f/7.0; 714mm FL)

Orion 4.5-inch StarBlast Reflector Telescope

(f/4.0; 450mm FL)

Sunspotter Solar Telescope

This 62mm f/11 folded-path refractor (700mm FL) with a fixed magnification of 56x projects an image of the Sun for safe observing of sunspots and eclipses.

Seestar S50 Imaging Telescope

(50mm lens, F/5 250mm focal length) Includes solar filter, large tripod and Apple Ipad with Seestar App.

These loaner telescopes are available to club members only.
Training is required before a telescope may be checked out for use.

If you are interested in using one of the loaner telescopes, make an inquiry off the Contact Us club web page.

Find out about the Asheville-Buncombe County Library System’s telescope loaner program at this link.