Celestron NextStar SE 5” Cassegrain OTA

For sale is a C5 OTA (with dovetail, 1.25” visual back, and finder post). Not sure how old it is (bought it used from another member here) but it is in good shape. There is some internal dust on the mirror and some dried dew on the corrector plate. I had bought this scope with the intention of using it as a grab and go solar system setup with binoviewers, but the focuser is too close to the visual back to make direct attachment of a diagonal easy, and in general I find the focuser somewhat difficult to use at higher powers (though this may just be a SCT thing in general). The front dust cap is also somewhat loose, I just use a couple of pieces of gaffers tape to keep in on when moving it around. Has some warts, but is priced accordingly.

Price is $225 and includes shipping (lower 48 only) and Paypal.

 Thanks for looking!