I’m not really into collecting quirky things but man I need that space shuttle telescope. One of the most ridiculous things I’ve seen and I love it. You even put your face is the SSMEs!

Love that 123-Contact scope. I think I will build one since they are no longer available. 3" f/4 would be about the right size for a functioning table top model. Thanks so much for sharing these wonderful curiosities.

Nice video! That Hale telescope model is super cool, I used to live near the Palomar Mountain Observatory and would've loved to have a scope like that. Even if the optics are junk it's still a pretty cool model.