Well, paid a visit to Peter's house today. Peter has a nice house and a fantastic observatory. Nice and solid, with a roll off roof that just moves at the slightest push. Housed inside this is a very dependable G11 Mount by Losmandy. Looks very slick. However, what is the best is the Takahashi refractor which is a real monster. This is the second largest model they make and shows all the class and build of these great telescope makers. This scope is fantastic with a complete compliment of eyepieces to die for. I viewed Peter's new EP the 14mm UW Meade. It was no exaggeration when he said it was the size of a beer can. Made in japan and very heavy. I bet he is champing at the bit to use it on that Tak.
We talked over some plans that Peter has to put a pier in the observatory as I looked lovingly over his Tak. The pier should make the ultimate finishing touches to an excellent observatory.
Incidently, Peter is a real nice guy, I took a liking to him right off the bat. We talked about spending an evening going over some imaging. Can't wait for that.
Anyway, thanks Peter for welcoming me into your home and introducing me to your family. Looking forward to next weekend.