Somebody buy this so I'll stop thinking about it

http://www.astromart.com/viewad.asp?cid=204366

It's killing me seeing this one up for sale again. As an avid fan of slow planet-killer newtonians, this thing is a dream -- I'd buy it in a second but I'd need to get a parachute to wear in case I fell off the ladder while observing.

Heh! No kidding. I posted the link to that ad on my club's website. I figured that if someone in my club buys it, then I get all the benefits of getting to look through it, but without the problems of storing, hauling it out, etc. Win-win the way I see it!

The thing does look cool though, doesn't it?

Doug
Midway, FL

Looks like a piece of artillery...