Lunartic shouldn't have bought my 12" Orion from me....

.....he should have waited and bought the next size up...

tinyurl.com/yhgszaw

After reading the contents of that link, Is that not the biggest Astro WTF!! moment ever!!

Does it come with its own hydraulic lift and oxygen mask?:laugh:

Crikey - never thoguht I would see a mainstream manufacturer offer scopes in those sizes.
The 50" would be a bit heavy to lift in and out of the car. Besides, I would probably need to sell the wife.
Might go for a 36" scope though...weights a mere 375lbs (27 stone). The 40" weighs 43 stone and the 50" weighs 64 stone.
Customs would have some fun seeing one of those come through shipping.

Surely it can't be portable? But a limiting mag of 17.4 - wow :bigshock:

michaeloconnell wrote:

Besides, I would probably need to sell the wife.

I could do with an observatory assistant, especially on a night like tonight at -3 and with the snow cover freezing up

oh my!, another target to aim for, another scope added to my "what I'll get if I win the lottery".
you'd need to parachute from a low passing plane to reach the eyepiece, and did you see the sun warning :laugh: :laugh:

Don't point a Monster Dob at the sun! Just pointing this at the sun can instantly damage eyepieces and cause irreversible eye damage and burns. Use extreme caution leaving it uncovered during daylight. Concentrated sunlight from this much aperture can damage the telescope or set its surroundings on fire!

Any muppet who points this thing at the sun deserves to be incinerated !

Shur why not buy two and make them into a bino set up.