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I also own an Astrophysics 130/f8 apochromatic refractor. Mounted on a Losmandy G-11 German Equatorial Mount, this scope provides stunning views of the moon, planets and the brighter deep sky objects.
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Besides Amateur Radio, I also very much enjoy Amateur Astronomy. A night under
the stars searching out elusive faint fuzzies is totally relaxing. There is just
something about ancient photons that seems to be good for the soul. 
My main telescope is a Sky Designs 18 inch/f 4.5 truss tube Dobsonian. I have had this
scope for many years and have installed numerous upgrades and modifications. Although
just your basic light bucket, this scope's simplicity of design, stability and ease
of set-up/tear down make it my favorite.
In August 2000 I attended the Table Mountain Star Party near Ellensburg, WA. It was
wonderful to be in the company of other observers, and to look at, and through, the
many different scopes there.
My 18 inch was most certainly NOT the largest scope there. This 30-inch
Dobsonian was made by StarMaster using a set of Coulter Optics.