Skylight Telescopes - Customer Feedback

Vixen SP102 refractor & GP Mount

2009-03-08 17:34:15 -0400

Hello Richard,
The telescope arrived this afternoon safe and sound. I am happy with the great care you took to bubble wrap every piece, as I have had lanterns and other fragile items severly broken by the Post office and other carriers. The scope looks like a piece of laboratory equipment with it’s sturdiness and attention to detail. It will take me a while to get fully aquainted with the operation of the unit,but I’m really looking forward to it.

Thanks again!

Nicholas M.
USA

Zeiss (Jena) Telementor

2009-02-27 06:44:23 -0500

Richard,
Scope arrived and looks very nice. I’ll touch up the paint here and there. Lens looks to be very good, split Castor tonight with the 16mm eyepiece.

Very pleased and I thank you for the careful packaging.

Dave J.
USA

Celestron Celestar 8

2009-01-19 06:52:20 -0500

Richard not only sells beautiful instruments from a time when hand-crafted meant that individuality, skill and passion went into their construction, but his notions of after care and customer satisfaction also come from a bygone era—and I mean that in a
wholly complimentary way. Richard not only loves the instruments he restores and sells (one often feels that they have to be wrestled out of his caring hands), but he’s always at pains to ensure that you will enjoy being the next custodian of a classic telescope that’s best suited to your needs.”

Ade Ashford
UK

Broadhurst Clarkson 4 draw spotting scope

2009-01-05 09:26:12 -0500

Dear Richard,

Well, your Christmas good fortune and a tailwind must have come through for you as The Telescope arrived safely and soundly today. I must complement you on your superb packaging, it did its job well.

Had this sale occurred on eBay your feedback would have been: “Item Exceeded Expectations. Highly Recommend this 5* Seller as A1+”

A. Cameron
USA

Zeiss Telementor

2009-01-05 09:23:38 -0500

I surely received Zeiss telementor last week. I’m sorry for the delay of the contact to you. This telementor didn’t certainly make me disappointed as you said. The state of this telementor is perfect. I wish to express my gratitude to you. I am not looking at the star with this telescope because it was very cloudy in the weather yet. If it becomes fine, I will see the star at once.

Thank you very much.

Your Regards,

J. Nakamura
JAPAN

1980's Vixen Custom 80M refractor

2009-01-05 09:20:33 -0500

Gooday Richard,

I have the Vixen Custom 80 in my grubby little hands and she’s a beauty. It looks like it’s been in a time capsule. Arrived yesterday straight to my front door, all good. Only 4 days tracked from London to Bronte beach in Sydney.

Thanks, Andres
Sydney, Australia.

Televue-102 refractor

2009-01-05 09:18:42 -0500

Some months ago, whilst searching for a high-quality refractor to replace an old Televue Genesis (in itself a very fine performer), I chanced upon a ‘for sale’ advertisement for a used Televue 102 refractor from Skylight Telescopes, London. With some trepidation, I contacted them and inquired about the possibility of a part-exchange. Over the years, I’ve learned to use the same, well-established companies for all my astronomical transactions and was unsure at first about whether a provisionally agreed exchange between Skylight & I would be a wise move. Well, my concerns soon evaporated with the Televue 102 arrived in perfect, almost ‘as new’ condition. Richard had been kind enough to tell me how it star tested, and his knowledge on the instruments pedigree convinced me that giving up on my old Genesis was justified. From the initial inquiries right up to our correspondences weeks after the TV-102 arrived, Mr. Day was the consummate professional in ways that leave many other astronomical proprietors in the dark (pun intended). Since then, I’ve had the immense good pleasure to have looked through a selection of Skylight’s classic refractors from yesteryear, and can personally attest to their remarkable quality – both optically & mechanically. IT is clear to me that the ethos of Skylight is as innovative as it is refreshing. Now, if I could only justify buying more of his fine instruments!

Dr. Neil English
Astronomy Writer & Author