How to Hire a Telescope
Our equipment can only be hired by current financial members of Brisbane Astronomical Society (BAS). BAS reserves the right to decline a rental request for any reason.
To rent a telescope kit, or specific equipment item, please follow the following steps:
1. Email our equipment officer, hire@bas.asn.au, and check the availability of the equipment and arrange how the physical hand-over might be best arranged.
2. Pay the Hire Fee and Refundable Deposit, as a single sum, directly into the BAS Bank of Queensland bank account. The account details are:
Account name: Brisbane Astronomical Society Inc
Bank: Bank of Queensland
BSB: 124030
Account Number: 10168155
3. Add a Reference to your transfer so we can identify and confirm the deposit. Use a Reference such as your Last Name and Hire: SmithHire We will then email you once we have confirmed receival of your payment.
4. When the equipment is physically handed over to you, you will be asked to provide a current Driver’s License, as proof of identity and address. Our Equipment Officer will photograph your license for reference in our equipment database.
5. When your rental period is about to expire you must contact our Equipment Officer and arrange physical return of all of the equipment. Make sure you provided us with your bank account BSB and Account Number so that we can refund your deposit.
6. Meet with our Equipment Officer and return the equipment.
7. Your Deposit will be refunded within a few days of satisfactory return of all equipment.
Please contact our Equipment Officer if you have any questions: hire@bas.asn.a
Learn How to Use Your Rented Equipment via Instructional Videos |
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Kit 1 – Celestron SE4 Schmidt–Cassegrain Telescope | What is “in the Kit 1 Box”![]() |
PDF Overview Document for Kit 1 – Celestron SE4 Schmidt–Cassegrain Telescope |
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Kit 2 – Celestron SE6 Schmidt–Cassegrain Telescope | What is “in the Kit 2 Box” |
PDF Overview Document for Kit 2 – Celestron SE6 Schmidt–Cassegrain Telescope |
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Kit 3 – 200mm Sky-Watcher Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope | Kit 3 – Accessories Included: |
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PDF Overview Document for Kit 3 – Sky-Watcher 200mm Dobsonian Telescope |
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Kit 4 – Saxon 200mm Dobsonian Telescope | Kit 4 – Included accessories: |
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PDF Overview Document for Kit 4 – Saxon 200mm Dobsonian Telescope |
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Kit 5 – Skywatcher AZ EQ6 GT Mount with Skwatcher 100mm ED Refractor Telescope | What is “in Kit 5 “ |
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To download a copy of the Kit 5 Overview document, Click Here | To download a detailed review of the capabilities of the AZ EQ6 GT Mount, Click Here |
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Kit 6: SkyWatcher 10″ Collapsible Dobsonian Telescope | ![]() |
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Kit 7 – Meade 8″ LX90 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope | Included accessories: |
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Kit 8 – Skywatcher StarAdventurer Astrophotography Mount | What is in Kit 8 |
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Kit 9 – Celestron CPC Series 9.25″ Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Electronic tracking telescope with keypad hand control. | What is in Kit 9 |
Find an extremely useful 14 page printable guide to setting-up and using this telescope. This is essential to your success with this telescope (a hard copy is included with the kit) :Click Here | ![]() |
PDF document with photos of the component items comprising the CPC 9.25 Kit 9 :Click Here ![]() | |