How about this......

[LukeSkywatcher]

You are right Steve. I just rechecked. The Obsession is a LOT cheaper.

[Wobbly Bob]

No Aston Martin for me birthday then :eek:Now where to put it a bit to B I G for me desk top

[Flying Eye]

Oh, thanks for the link, I've been thinking lately about what I could use for a novelty ice bucket. The very thing!

[E621Keith]

"Last mount you'll ever need", probably the last mount you'll ever see too. I would be murdered if something like that get delivered to my house.

[beetlejuice]

£37K for a Meade with their reputation for 'quality'? I think not!

[661-pete]

Sometimes I wonder if such adverts serve only to provide fodder for "If I won the lottery"-type threads on Astronomy forums!

(and trained staff on your beconed call to set up, make the coffee,

set up the electrically heated shaise lounge, help you into your smoking jaket, tap & charge your pipe and decant the port)

It seems RCOS have already latched on to your idea. In fact, I'm considering passing up on the optics and the mount, and settling for the component perched on the stool in the foreground...

[hemihaggis]

they are on sale in aldi .........