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now this is tempting

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a 20cm dia!

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/IMPORTANT-O ... 1438.l2649


and there TWO of them!!!!

Binocular project anyone?? I would just be happy fixing them up, but as I said to my wife, imagine the mount(s) needed!
Refractor - APQ 130 Reflector - Meade SCT Au coating. Mount - AYOMaster (on order)
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Reminds me of the optics from a missile tracking system that popped up on ebay last year. The cells were over 150lbs, and the size of a keg.
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one of the reasons to have a very active DIY group close by. ;)
Refractor - APQ 130 Reflector - Meade SCT Au coating. Mount - AYOMaster (on order)
Cameras - Blads, D70s, D3300, Lunar and Planetary Cameras (2)
DIY Glass - German military and opthalmic sourced items, AGFA AVIPHOT DIA C
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