Indeed... AP scopes appreciate the minute you get your hands on them, because if someone was to buy it from you, they pay a premium for having no wait time...
Sure investing in depreciating assets isnt financially a good plan, however, buying telescopes/astronomy gear sure does make me happy. Isn't that what lifes all about... Sure my ~13k of gear might not be worth 13k anymore, but still, I get the same big smile on my face every time I see it all set up, I get the same enjoyment every time I use it... So in a way, to me, it has not depreciated at all... its still priceless...
I'm sure we would all love to have a scope like that sitting in it's custom built observatory on it's own mountain top somewhere in South America or the like.
I haven't seen such a widefield view of the Cat's Eye before regardless of which scope it was imaged with. I still prefer the glorious Hubble images of this beautiful object.
p.s. I can't afford a Hubble Space Telescope either.
To be honest any image at http://gallery.rcopticalsystems.com/ by anyone looks stunning. Do any of those people know that investing in depreciating assets is not a good idea.
How do they get a return from the investment?
I mean we're talking $35K minimum.....
That is not a hobby it's a business...
Thats an odd comment. Looked at the cost of a Hot rod, tricked up Harley, holiday house, motorised caravan, jet ski boat, ultra liite plane and all the other toys ppl buy ?. I bet "return on investment" is hardly the motivation in most cases. Would be a sad world if enjoyment was based purely on monetary return. Not to say money always creates joy, its just sometimes the spending-of is the required entry fee
thats good to hear Peter cheers 
