42" omg

[astrokat]

what a wopper thought i would share with you guy any one find a bigger one lol

http://www.cruxis.com/scope/img1070/1070_Movingaround_full.jpg

toby

[johninderby]

Orion 50" Monster Dobsonian Telescope

http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~product_id=09162

Only $123,000.00

John

[BrownClaw]

Holy cow, the mirror alone weighs 500lbs.

[DarkerSky]

I can see what the ladders are for..!!

[Mr Spock]

I like the disclaimer at the bottom - not intended for use by a 12 year old. lol

[Tony.S]

Only $123,000.00

I was almost tempted until I saw the expected shipping date of May next year

[johnkirkpatrick]

You would need a sledgehammer to nudge that one....

[BAZ Senior]

I'd get a nose bleed getting to the EP!

[Chris H]

I can see what the ladders are for..!!

Yea to get on the roof and use the beast.

[johnkirkpatrick]

Yea to get on the roof and use the beast.

LOL!! But where does he keep it, Unless he has a spare house for it?

[brantuk]

Hmmm..... I wonder if it comes with an hgv license for taking it to star parties!

[astrokat]

lol 50" dam who can beat 50" surly not !

[Breakintheclouds]

Let us all bow our heads in respect for the latest tragic victim of aperture fever...

Edit: It's nice of them to throw in a free copy of the Starry Night software. I wasn't going to lash out $123,000 on a telescope, but getting $50 of software thrown might just tip me over the edge.

[gary1968]

OMG! I think my HEQ5 may struggle with that.

Gary

[astrokat]

lol i wonder how bigger a pair of steps you would need lol

[Moonshane]

these things look awesome but really just make me laugh. I can imagine my wife's face when that arrived and I try and cram it in the study. yes, darling, no worries, I'll sleep in it.......I think when you need a cherry picker truck to look through a lens you know you've gone over the edge.

[Talitha]

Only $123,000? Hang on, i'll get my purse.

Makes me wonder how many objects you can manage to see in one night... i bet the views are addictive, though.

[Macavity]

I see he's actually got the right front wheel to lift off the ground!

Can't imagine "wheelies" are to be recommended though...

[johninderby]

The one thing that would really put me off observing with this scope though would be the flashing red light you'd have to have on the top to warn low flying aircraft.

John

[LukeSkywatcher]

SERIOUSLY..................when is a scope too big that it is just pure overkill.

Ive seen 20" Obsession scopes that really need to be housed ontop of mountains above the clouds.

Investing in this stuff to use from your back garden MUST be a complete waste of money.

If it cost 5,000 i STILL would not buy.

[Space Cowboy]

I'd be worried about getting a cruise missile up my **** if i wheeled that out into the garden!

[astrokat]

lol you could have a wicked light display if you fired a camera flash down the focuser lol

[steve_bham]

Nice idea, but i wonder how much use it really gets?

[glowjet]

I`ll bet he does not keep that in his broom cupboard.

[FraserClarke]

Investing in this stuff to use from your back garden MUST be a complete waste of money.

I think you're probably right. This guy is in Belgium if I remember rightly?? I imagine you'd (he'd) get much more observing value out a 12-18" 'portable' dob, and lots of plane tickets to decent observing locations!

However, I can see the appeal to *building* a telescope like that