She's big, black, and beautiful!

Well I finally got my brand new 15 inch reflector from Discovery. I am still trying to recover from my initial shock of the size of her! I went from a 10 inch to a 15 inch and having never actually seen a 15 inch before I am in awe of her. (I new the measurements but they just didn't do it justice). It looks like I am going to have to use a small foot stool for straight up and down looking.
Anyone else own one of these lovely black ladies? Please let me know how it has done for you or any advice for a
15 inch newbie owner. Thanks.
Jay

Jay,
I had the 14", and was impressed with the size & brightness using low power views. It was noticably brighter than my 12" LX200. Also, it seemed to offer a little bit more color on stars. I never did get small enough eyepieces to really crank up the power, but my skies never really would allow it anyway.
The finish on the tube was very good and the focuser was great also.
It was a bit difficult to carry down the deck steps, but still managed it.
Give us a report after a dark site session. How far south are you?
Clear skies, warm nights.
Tom

I have the 12.5 inch model, named Black Betty, and I'm in love with her (and my understanding wife tolerates it too). I envy you with the 15", but that was just too large to fit into my vehicle. My only problem with Betty is that it won't bring a few eyepiece combinations to focus (i.e., a 31mm TV Nagler, or any Barlow'd eyepiece). But it does just fine with the other Nagler/Panoptic eyepieces.

Have fun.

Keep watching the skies!
++don;