Astro Physics 12 inch Riccardi Honders in captivity!

[ollypenrice]

Not that I've managed to capture one, but this seriously rare and expensive instrument is to be seen in action on the French forum. The framing is a little eccentric but the details are lovely.

It's my birthday in ten days, he remarked lightly...

http://www.webastro.net/forum/showthread.php?t=114631

lly

[glappkaeft]

It can't be their most elusive beast, that one has a listed price (just 17500 $). Although availability is listed as "Call" so...

[ollypenrice]

It can't be their most elusive beast, that one has a listed price (just 17500 $). Although availability is listed as "Call" so...

So don't just sit there! My address is...

Olly

[swag72]

I seem to remember you asking for the same present last year - Did you not receive the one I sent you in the post for last years birthday?

Damn Royal Mail

[ChrisLX200]

I tried to get you one Olly but they don't do it in pink... 

ChrisH

[ollypenrice]

I tried to get you one Olly but they don't do it in pink... 

ChrisH

You may laugh - but I went to a big store in Aix to buy a laptop, spent a tedious hour choosing one, the lass went to get one from store and came back empty handed. Oh groan, says I, you don't have them so I've just wasted an hour?

Well we do, Monisieur, says she, but only in pink.

Dear lady, says I, when you're as obviously rugged and macho as I am you can have a pink computer. Go fetch it, pray do! It would go perfectly with a pink AP. The computer clashes rather with Takahashi green and blue...

Olly

[rowan46]

manged to find a 12" pink telescope for you the shop  "Del Boy dodgy deals inc" tell me its a an AP rebrand never having seen a astro physics one I'll take them at their word they seem like a trustworthy company will it be safe to post or do you want to come to england and collect. you know what scopes and the postal service are like. here's a pic