RCOS 12.5 inch carbon fibre tube

[gregbradley]

I have an RCOS 12.5 inch carbon fibre tube scope I am selling.

It is F9, has the famous Star Instruments 1/24th wave optics with an interferometer test report.

It has an electronic secondary focuser and as it is a carbon fibre tube it has the same focus point night after night despite falling temperatures which is very handy.

It has an AstroPhysics focuser as well. Top and bottom dovetail plates and resprayed midnight with a hint of purple haze.

The scope handles an STL11000 camera easily without coma and pinpoint stars corner to corner and that is a rare ability.

Email me for links to images taken with this scope. It isn't really that heavy and is manhandleable. I have been using a Takahashi NJP mount with it and it handles it well.

AUD$14,000.

These are something like $22,000 new and a long wait.

Greg.

[jase (Jason)]

No RCOS TCC? Is this included?

[gregbradley]

Hi Jase,

No there is no TCC.

You can always get one from RCOS for US$1850. I think its only useful for remote imagers controlling their scope via the internet.
Otherwise I doubt I would use it. I certainly never felt the need for the other rotators etc. I have used a Tak Camera Angle rotator for that.

Base price for a new RCOS 12.5 inch without TCC and other extras is US$19,030 plus about US$650 shipping plus about AUD$2800 GST all up around AUD$25,000 or so, plus a wait of unknown length.

http://www.rcopticalsystems.com/12inch.html

Greg.

[fastpath (Gregory)]

if so, do you ahve some additional photos....?

thanks

Gregory

[nickb00]

Hi Greg,
I recently bought a 10" RCOS tube with incredible 1/35th wave optics but somehow wish I bought a 12.5" one as I wanted slightly more focal length. Does yours have a field corrector installed as most of these will have field curvature problems. Are you interested in a possible trade/deal?
cheers
Nick

[turbo_pascale (Rob)]

Greg has sold his RCOS.

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