If you won the lottery....

[coffee_prince]

I'e seen those observatories built into the roof of some people's houses. I'd buy that meade 16 inch research quality telescope, its 16k. I don't think I could justify anything bigger!

[Deneb]

move to Rural Canada, buy a Nice House & Build a large Obsy with about 3 different scopes & have some decent CCD cameras.

[tinvek]

if i won the lottery i'd buy / rent a small lockup or parking space near to astro_baby's flat and put a small hatchback in it for her so she didn't have to consider selling all her equipment

[SteveL]

if i won the lottery i'd buy / rent a small lockup or parking space near to astro_baby's flat and put a small hatchback in it for her so she didn't have to consider selling all her equipment

+10 karma for tinvek! :headbang:

[NickH]

Second that..

[Erwin Kats]

i think i will not win any lottery but i am sure about buying an ddm 85

maybe may next year @ ATT?

[ashenlight]

a 36" Dob?! that's massive!

[Talitha]

a 36" Dob?! that's massive!

Sure is.

I'd get used to direct vision pretty quickly, though.

[AztecastroMcJ]

not bad but

40inch 1m RC OGS even better LOL

http://www.opticalguidancesystems.com/

theres 2nd hand 32" up for grabs aswell no price tho

http://www.mistisoftware.com/astronomy/Equipment.htm

found these RC's aswell

http://www.rcopticalsystems.com/telescopes/32truss.html

makes these 20"Dobs look rather small

some of mounts are unbelievable

James

[RobH]

Seriously great scopes

I need a very large lottery win.....enough to afford a 32 inch per filter

Rob

[AztecastroMcJ]

me2 need lottery win to afford 10"-12" RC OGS

let alone 40" 1metre version

[RichieJarvis]

Theres some nice equipment mentioned Maybe my plans weren't big enough!

But then, I suppose I'd have to share my win with the missus

36" dob - erm, I am scared of heights dontcha know

[peeceeTal2M]

I'd buy a big motor home and ask Carol if i could park it by her Starpad and share her scopes :D:D

[Talyn]

I'd emigrate to Australia and build an observatory in the outback, then I'd get a 50 inch Dob built and stick it in the observatory. The Dob would be a totally GoTo and driven one.

[Talitha]

I'd buy a big motor home and ask Carol if i could park it by her Starpad and share her scopes :D:D

No problem, Phill !!

[michaelmorris]

If I won the lottery ...

... I'd be bleedin' amazed as I've never bought a lottery ticket!

[PeterW]

A dob bigger that either the rest of Europe or the US can shake a stick at and an image intensifier for it. Who needs to do imaging with a set-up like that.

Cheers

PEter

[Astro_Baby]

Actually if I won the lottery I would make a conscious effort not to try and avoid eejets on the road and when they screw up I would just drive straight into them - serves them right too

With a lottery supply of cash the uplift in my premiums wouldnt worry me.

I'd also buy the entire housing development I live on and have it flattened thus preventing anyone else like me being made to suffer on what must be the worst ever newbuild project in the history of mankind.

[Andrew*]

Nice question...

Naturally start with a nice remote site in a good climate. Perhaps Australia.

Visual, the full set of Ethoi, plus a 31mm Nagler.

A 20" f/4 Obsession dob as you (I) wouldn't need a ladder for it. This would be an ultra portable so I could attend star parties and things easier. It would be fully modded with tracknig mount, but no GOTO - that spoils the fun.

The best laser eye surgery money can buy - hate glasses.

A 10" APM apo

I'm hopeless at high-end imaging scopes, but basically I would have another set-up geared for imaging, from widefield to really close up. I could set it going on a target and leave it while I'm observing.

The whole lot in a humungous observatory with spacious warm room.

Okay, I'll stop there... this is too much!!