Bottletopburly Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) when i win the lottery i will be buying a Moonraker http://moonrakertelescopes.co.uk/custom-builds.html all handmade sheer indulgance simply outstanding workmanship of the highest caliber. Edited February 2, 2017 by Bottletopburly Tweedledee, Werisit and Smithysteve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I am buying St Helena island or part of- nice and dark sky - warm not too hot all the year round. Then building my own Obsys with tracking stn for my own mini Hubble scope. Ok 6 roll overs on Euro Tweedledee and Bottletopburly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 19 hours ago, Bottletopburly said: when i win the lottery i will be buying a Moonraker http://moonrakertelescopes.co.uk/custom-builds.html all handmade sheer indulgance simply outstanding workmanship of the highest caliber. I am surprised you would even consider buying one of these fine instruments David... after moaning about cleaning and polishing a few bits and bobs the other day! (Why did I bother...? Post) Then again, if you win big time I suppose you could employ someone to keep everything shipshape and Bristol fashion for you! Anyway, I hope you win big very soon. I want to see how big it would be. ? In the unlikely event I ever win big, I would go for a top of the range LARGE Meade... Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 19 minutes ago, Smithysteve said: I am surprised you would even consider buying one of these fine instruments David... after moaning about cleaning and polishing a few bits and bobs the other day! (Why did I bother...? Post) Then again, if you win big time I suppose you could employ someone to keep everything shipshape and Bristol fashion for you! Anyway, I hope you win big very soon. I want to see how big it would be. ? In the unlikely event I ever win big, I would go for a top of the range LARGE Meade... lols if i win all i will have to do all day is polish ,mind i wont be using it god i might scratch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 It would be a top f the range Planewave for me if I win big Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Tweedledee and Brantuk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werisit Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Yes, I've drooled over the Moon Rakers. I thought about the 6" wideboy for a very short while, then the price got hiked by a grand! They are truly a work of art and would look wonderful in anyone's living room. I suspect they don't depreciate much too! Ah - dream on....... Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) For me it would be this mount.... The TTS-160 Panther. A new motorised alt-az design with imaging field de-rotator option. And i rather like Alt-az mounts.... Its a work of art ; absolutely beautifully designed. I spoke to its creator , Niels Haagh, a Danish engineer, today at Astrofest, and he put it through its paces. Very impressive. Unfortunately, its rather expensive And i don't do the lottery..... But that doesn't mean i won't be buying one.......... I'd need a premium Apo to ride it as well......Tec 140, Tak 130, APM 130 or 150 of course...!!! One day....... https://trackthestars.com Edited February 10, 2017 by Bino-viewer Smithysteve, Bottletopburly and Tweedledee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 6 hours ago, Bino-viewer said: For me it would be this mount.... The TTS-160 Panther. A new motorised alt-az design with imaging field de-rotator option. And i rather like Alt-az mounts.... Its a work of art ; absolutely beautifully designed. I spoke to its creator , Niels Haagh, a Danish engineer, today at Astrofest, and he put it through its paces. Very impressive. Unfortunately, its rather expensive And i don't do the lottery..... But that doesn't mean i won't be buying one.......... I'd need a premium Apo to ride it as well......Tec 140, Tak 130, APM 130 or 150 of course...!!! One day....... https://trackthestars.com Very nice indeed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Those Moonrakers look fantastic, like they were designed by Jules Verne. I reckon you'd spend at least as much time polishing it as looking through it. That Panther is much plainer looking but needs far less polishing. I think you'd see even more with a big Planewave on St. Helena though. Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 But you all looking small time - he said won the lottery we are talking mega Obsys at the right location Yes it depends on the size of the win - have your own spec designed and built even Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I'd have to have an outbuilding with a spectrohelioscope. Just for starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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