DSI RC10C 10" F/7.3 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph

Deep Sky Instruments True RC10C 10" Ritchey-Chretien astrograph.

Up for sale my Deep Sky Instruments RC10C. It's a 10" f/7.3 Corrected True Ritchey-Chretien telescope with an electronic Secondary mirror focuser, built-in Dew controller on the secondary, built-in cooling fans, Star Instruments optics and a corrected photographic circle of 52mm.
Deep Sky Instruments has acquired RCOS and all intellectual property assets, design files and trade secrets to carry on the extensive line of RC Optical Systems products.
The OTA and accessories are in excellent condition. The telescope has been housed in my observatory since September 2010 till December 2017.

Scope:
- RC10C optical tube assembly, DSI focuser and dew heater, control box with cable. ($7500.00)
- Optical System: True Ritchey-Chretien
- Primary Mirror Size: 10"
- Secondary Mirror Size: 5"
- Mirrors: Hyperbolic, enhanced coatings, Pyrex substrates
- Performance: Diffraction limited
- Corrector: Two element field corrector/flattener, fully multi-coated all surfaces
- Focal Ratio: f/7.3
- Focal Length: 73" (1854mm) nominal
- Back Focus: RC10c: 8.65" primary front surface to focus, 6" from back of OTA
- Corrected Imaging Circle: >2.0" (52mm), 1.6 degrees
- Focuser: Electronic secondary focuser, computer/manual control, ASCOM compliant driver
- Interface: Standard Astro-Physics 2.7" 24 tpi, female
- Length: 33" nominal
- Diameter: 12" nominal
- Weight: 30 lbs nominal
-OTA will ship in original box with original foam.

- Set of Parallax mounting rings - Model D, to fit 12� O.D.tube.
- Set of Losmandy 17.25" Dovetail Universal Plates (one Top and one Bottom).

- Optec Pyxis 3-inch Camera Rotator has a full 3" of clear aperture and hols large instrument packages without flexure or wobble. De-rotation of th field for long exposure images and rotation of a guide chip of OAG camera to a bright guide star are some of the primary uses of the instrument. with adapter rings. will sale for ($895.00)

Shipping to continental US only. Contact me regarding shipping methods and cost (your address with ZIP). Funds must be verified by issuing institution before scope ships. Cash only accepted if picking up in person.

NOTE: Mount, pier, camera, and other accessories shown in the photo's but not described above are not included.