Being a rigger and having worked in the film industry swinging cameramen
around on booms, I have often thought about this, Actually it was a twin 24"
bino setup where the observer would sit in a cradle between the two and
move in unison with each other. Using a joystick the observer could scan the
sky.

Darren picture two of Pete's scopes side by side and an observer on a boom
in the middle. This would be mounted on a trailer with outriggers. There a bit
more to the concept than whats stated here

aaaarh!!! it's nice to dream.

regards,CS