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The RC24 is a 24 inch (0.61 m) f/10.6 Ritchey-Chrétien (RC) Astrograph telescope. The instrument weight is 240 lbs (108.9 kg) and comes standard with a back plate retaining ring ready to accept the focuser of your choice.
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PlaneWave RC24 RITCHEY CHRÉTIEN F/10.6
The RC24 is a 24 inch (0.61 m) f/10.6 Ritchey-Chrétien (RC) Astrograph telescope. The instrument weight is 240 lbs (108.9 kg) and comes standard with a back plate retaining ring ready to accept the focuser of your choice.
The PW24-RC in its native format (no field flattening lenses) uses only a primary and secondary mirror with reflective coatings. This can be useful when making observations primarily on-axis and wide field imaging is not a concern.
PlaneWave's CDK astrographs have become the telescopes of choice for universities, industry, and astrophotographers around the world, and now PlaneWave offers the PW-RC series to meet the custom needs of the scientific community.
Features
 Carbon Fiber Truss Design: Minimizes thermal expansion which causes focus shift as temperature changes during an imaging session. Carbon fiber also reaches ambient temperatures quickly and is extremely lightweight and rigid to help ensure excellent imaging data is produced. |
3D Printed Baffles: PlaneWave uses digital 3D printing technology to produce lightweight baffle tubes. 3D printers add successive layers of material to construct a baffle system with precision positioned internal stray light baffles to minimize vignetting and maximize image contrast. Quality baffling makes an incredible difference in overall image quality, so we ensured an optimal design was created for our telescopes. |
Dovetail Expansion Joint: Allows for the difference in thermal expansion between carbon fiber and aluminum. The expansion joint allows the aluminum dovetail to expand and contract without stressing the carbon fiber lower truss. This results in images that are not distorted due to expansion, or contraction of the optical tube materials. |
Delta-T Ready: For added dew prevention, the CDK20 is internally wired with polyimide film heater pads and temperature sensor, which is ready to be controlled with the Delta-T via PlaneWave Interface 3 software. |
Cooling Fans: Three fans on the backplate of the optical tube pull air through the telescope and by the primary mirror. Three fans on the side of the optical tube also blow air across the primary to ensure a boundary layer of air does not distort images. These fans help the telescope reach thermal equilibrium quickly, further reducing any distortion in images due to temperature variations. The fans are controlled by a switch on the optical tube, or can be controlled by via PWI3 software if a PlaneWave Electronic Focus Accessory (EFA Kit) is purchased. |
Fused Silica
Fused Silica is a synthetic amorphous silica glass of the highest purity and one of the most transparent glasses made. The optical and thermal properties of fused silica are superior to other types of glass due to its purity. Its transmission and homogeneity exceed those of crystalline quartz without the problems of temperature instability inherent in the crystalline form. Fused Silica has a coefficient of thermal expansion six times lower than Borosilicate (Pyrex) glass, which means that as fused silica cools down, it preserves its shape to a high degree of accuracy. This translates into consistent optical performance and unchanging focus over temperature changes. With its high melting temperature ()~ 1.600 degree Celsius), a very low coefficient of thermal expansion and resistance to thermal shock, fused silica is the material of choice for professional observatories as well as various scientific applications.
IMPORTANT:
Τhe telescope is transported from abroad, with extra costs of special packaging and shipping. These costs are related to the transport of the telescope from abroad to Greece and are irrelevant of the shipping cost within Greece. Please, contact us for the total cost.
| Net Weight (g) | 109000 |
|---|---|
| Optical design | Κατοπτρικό Dall-Kirkham |
| Aperture (mm) | 610 |
| Focal length - F (mm) | 6469 |
| Focal ratio (f/) | 10.6 |
| Mount | Not included |
In the box:
Specifications:
Optical Design
Ritchey-Chrétien (RC)
Aperture (mm)
24" (610 mm)
Focal Length
6469 mm (254.68 inch)
Focal Ratio
f/10.6
Back Focus Distance
10.3 inch (261.6 mm) from Mounting Surface, 7.3 inch (185.4 mm) from Racked in Focuser
Central Obstruction
30% of the Primary Mirror Diameter
Substrate
Fused Silica
Optical length
56 inch (1,422 mm)
Optical Tube Weight
240 lbs (108.9 kg)
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If you are not satisfied with the product you received, you can return it within 14 days of receipt.
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