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14.5 Ritchey-Chretien with Fork Mount

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14.5 Ritchey-Chretien OTA :
F8 Paul Jones optics
Strehl rating 0.961
Carbon fiber open truss
Secondary adjustment ability for back focus
Internal cooling fans
Buil-in primary and secondary dew heating system with Kendricks digital ambient power supply
Hard aluminum anodized primary mirror cover
Mirror cell: 7075 alloy construction
Standard radio rear cell focus adapter
Rear cell power distribution box 
Fork Mount:
12 inch precision Byer spring loaded worm drive
3 inch 20/24 alloy shafts
7000 lb static load main bearings
Bass construction of 7075 alloy with all stainless steel hardware
Wedge with Blanchard ground 7075 hard coat anodized alloy
Astrometrics DC stepper drive system
Brushless high torque Pittman motors
Kerr drive boards