Ha! Ha! Fun post Rob. Pete's scope was great. I particularly liked his motorised focuser. But like I mentioned I love observing but hate the setup. I want to get out there and observe with minimal fuss so I can spend more quality time at the ep. Therefore I might be sticking with a 10" (or 12") solid tube dob if I can. But I am not ruling out the Starmaster 14.5" hybrid (F/4.5???) or a clone of that. That will be the sweetest setup for me as I don't need no stepladder. My ultimate aim is to have a large dob and a large pair of binoculars 25x100's would do nicely for comet sweeping
But I can dream for now...
Darren