Oh yes....big dobs are for me......

[Moonshane]

I had a peek though a 20" dob at the SGL5 star party. I viewed M51 and M13 and the view was truly astounding

But there is no way on earth I could have something like that at home so I'll have to be content to own more modest size instruments.

The problem is that views like that kind of haunt you for a long time afterwards. If there is a large aperture instrument at SGL6, I'll definately be in the line to look though it if the owner is willing

you'll be joining me in a jumble sale type combat

BTW I have just bought a 26mm Nagler - bit the bullet. so if you want to try it against your 31mm Nagler then we can maybe do a swapsies?

[4lefts]

@ moonshane - thanks for the advice. i still want a refractor as well though...

[Moonshane]

ha ha - welcome to the world of more than one scope

I'll probably eventually get a refractor too.

[Demonperformer]

I wonder if that crazy 50" would gather enogh light to show colour?

Not with my light pollution it wouldn't

[MorningMajor]

Come off it, Steve, you know you see one of these in your future:

Orion USA 50" Monster Dobsonian - Telescopes UK: Telescopes & Telescope Accessories in your only London shop

Give us a clue on price, after all it's £90m on Euro lottery this week - hey, I'd also be able to afford a house to put it in!

[kris h]

It could be you $ 123.000.00 if i won the euro jackpot i would

love one of those

[Lifeisgood0414]

Telekit... better than nightsky truss??

[umadog]

They take up less room than you might think. 18 inch: http://www.astromart.com/images/articles/0-999/847-2.jpg

[JamesM]

I looked through a 20" Obsession dobsonian at the Salisbury party two years ago and when the 'handler' asked me what I wanted to see, I of course embarrased myself by saying, "oh...um....M81 & M82" as this is the normal view most of us see using modest equipment. Then the owner of the scope then questions, "Yeah but which one of them do you want to see?". The view that I got of both (I was greedy:D) was truly staggering with plenty of detail and structure to last a whole evening.

Should I have looked? From a salivation point of view NO, but then you only live once and the memory certainly helps me keep focused when the clouds come in.

James