Meade 10" RCX400 excellent condition(SALE PENDING)

This RCX400 is in like new condition and has been in an enclosed observatory all its life. Health and economic conditions force me to sell this dream scope. The original tripod is gone as is the Series 5000 24mm UWA eyepiece.The pictured wedge is available separately as are the ADM piggy back setup and scopestuff weight kit, but not the 80mmED refractor.
This is what S&T has to say about the RCX400.
A success story fresh off the drawing board.
On March 26, 2002, Meade engineers set out to design a telescope with the
most sophisticated optics, mechanics and electronics ever manufactured.
If successful, the new scope would make observatory-level performance
accessible to any serious astronomer or astrophotographer who desired it.
The RCX400 review in Sky & Telescope magazine said, Meade
claimed that one of its goals in developing the RCX400 line was
to address various problems that had dogged Schmidt-Cassegrains
for more than 30 years. My feeling is that the company really has
succeeded. Even when you judge it by the demanding criteria imposed
by long-exposure imaging, the RCX400 is a winner.

The following is from the official Meade website and catalog:
Thinking beyond the Schmidt-Cassegrain.
Like NASAs Hubble Space Telescope, almost every professional observatory reflector in the world today uses
a Coma-Free optical system. So its no surprise that Meade engineers chose their Advanced Coma-Free design
as the ideal optical configuration. This design improves on the traditional Ritchey-Chrtien design by adding
a corrector lens to reduce astigmatism and diffraction spikes. Then Meade engineers designed the RCX400's mechanical and electronic systems from a clean slate (and thousands of amateur
astronomer suggestions) to ensure it would become the most capable telescope in company history.
For serious research or fast, flatter, wide-field fun.
Recognizing the growing popularity of astrophotography, Meade chose a fast (f/8) focal ratio for the RCX400 series. This offers astrophotographers optimal speed in combination with a large, coma-free field of
view (from edge-to-edge). Despite all of its visual and technical prowess, an RCX400 is just plain fun.
Sky & Telescope says, One aspect of the RCX400 that repeatedly amazed me [was] ease of use. Working
with the RCX400 was a very pleasant out-of-the box experience. In a perfect world all products would
be like this
Observatory-precise pointing and tracking.
The RCX400's mechanical systems are complex. But what really matters is results. Sky & Telescope described a
first experience autoguiding the RCX400 with a large format CCD camera. After a few initial set-up procedures
the numbers looked good, so I tried a 5-minute autoguiding exposure. The image was perfect I went on to
make 15 more 5-minute exposures that night, and every one was a keeper!
We thought of everything. Then made it electronic.
From electronic focusing and collimation, to electronic drive-training and sensor calibration, from electronic
temperature controls to electronic High-Precision Pointing (HPP), the RCX400 can help you do anything
from imaging Saturn to imaging an 18th magnitude galaxy too dim to visually confirm before you take the
shot

The RCX400 is absolutely the telescope of a lifetime.

The RCX400 is no longer produced by Meade and there are limited numbers of these scopes available. If you wait to long you may not be able to ever have the chance to own and use on of these beauties!

A $500.00 deposit via Paypal is required in order for me to hold this scope. I'll absorb the fee. The scope will be shipped encased in the original foam packing and a new (Non Meade) reinforced double box to ensure safe arrival for those that want it shipped. The accessories with box will be shipped separately from the OTA assembly. I don't want to take any chances with this instrument. Full value insurance is required and will be added to the shipping costs. If you have any questions or concerns send me an email and I will get back to you promptly!