I wouldn't mind this one.......

[Doc]

A D&G Optical 11" F15 refractor: FL= 4090. The tailpiece includes a 4" AP focuser on a 6" diameter drawtube providing 14" of travel to allow the use of binoviewers and also 4" eyepieces. Also, the Argo Navis unit is mounted on the tailpiece. The mount is a converted gyroscope testing platform from M.I.T. built by AC Delco weighing about 1/2 ton. It's supported on a 24" diameter concrete pier.All wiring for dew heaters, DSCs, and drives are wired internally through the OTA and pier.

[ashenlight]

I think I might have to give Santa a call and edit the list....

[Neil27]

OMG...........

Me want a lot.......

Nice find Doc, hope he lives a long way from me.

[Mick.G.]

I can just imagine luging that down stairs from my 1'st floor flat!

Still wouldn't mind a look through it.

Mick.G.

[Sam]

That'd make a nice guidescope!

[Scott Tilley]

Or Finderscope;)

Scott

[ron.s.g]

wonder if its portable.

ron.s.g

[ncjunk]

I got confused and my brain was seeing a normal size scope with a verrrryy small child....I have recalibrated it by banging against a brick wall.

Nice scope I want one too...

Neil C

[Tim]

Not sure I can say this without sounding thick, but what would this scope be good for? What would it excel at? Planetary viewing?

Makes that 8" they take to Kelling look like a pocket scope in comparison Mick!

[beamish]

I got confused and my brain was seeing a normal size scope with a verrrryy small child....I have recalibrated it by banging against a brick wall.

Nice scope I want one too...

Neil C

First look I thought it was a Munchkin !

[Scottie]

Hi all,

How in earth do you view the horizon? Has the building on the right got damage insurance? Does the national grid go down when the equi drive kicks in? This can only be in America? Oops I must be prejudiced

Gordon

[kev]

Great scope, would love the planetary views, but would also hate the steps up to the eyepeiece whenever viewing anything low down (no head for hieghts me - I also once fell off the side wall of my old observatory at 1am straight into a rose bush and had to be rescuded by the next door neighbour)!

Do Meade still make those 8" APOs - I know someone that bought one once, that was also great on planetary stuff.

[Whippy]

Not sure I can say this without sounding thick, but what would this scope be good for? What would it excel at? Planetary viewing?

I would imagine that with an 11" frac, most things would look pretty good in it mate!

Tony..

[barkis]

A bit overkill for Bird Watching, but on the nights of excellent seeing, Ideal for a Moon walk.

Ron.

[Taff]

Hi Mick' That's a cracker of a scope.I bet he will get nice views through that.Mark

[Wobbly Bob]

Good grief, what a monster

[James]

My wife would kill me.

Slowly and painfully.

[Talitha]

Wow, wouldn't mind one of those myself. Can you imagine the views?

[Brunty12345]

wow now thats a BEAST!