Look at the size of that thing! You can just about see the table straining under the weight. It looks like somebody grafted a refractor focuser, Frankenstein style, onto the barrel of a cannon.
All you have to do is to buy her a diamond of equal or greater value, or take her on a luxury cruise on the Rhine, with stays in 5 star hotels (you have to go too).
If you are thinking this one is the same as the one on Astromart...it isn't. The one that is Pending Sale on Astromart is a TEC200FL S/N 012...this one looks like an ED with a S/N 018.
Hey Col….
Start a business…..Flash's Bird Spotting Safari…and then write it off as a business expense. You need the big aperture at night for the Nightingale
Simple….the Tax Office will allow that I'm sure.
I know peope who would spend $30K on a car no probs - a box for transport.
So well done Flash. You've moved beyond the old "aperture vs refractor" discussion.
I understand this manufacturer uses old Space Shuttle solid rocket boosters for the tube
Do let us know how you like your spacewalks.
I showed this to my Mrs last night ..... 
.... maybe that was a ' YES ' 
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