Hello Friend,

'Never make a pretty woman your wife.'  

That's how the song goes, way back from the 1960's time machine.

But don't you believe it for one moment.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It's very subjective.

It's like this ugly telescope I looked through at the Starfest star party many years ago.  It was a horrid pale blue color,
with a cardboard focuser but the view through the eyepiece was just spectacular.

I'll never forget it. The Veil nebulae in all it's glory.

 The owner of the telescope was a short guy who told me had seven kids.  

Kinda like the seven sisters: The Pleiades? 

Seven kids!  Holy smokes, I don't know how he managed it.  

"Stargazing is how I relax" he told me.

Here is the modern day equivalent of that ugly telescope I looked through:   

direct link;  http://khanscope.com/collections/skywatcher-2016-holiday-promotion/products/bk-10-dobsonian-synscan-telescope-bd310351

It is far more aesthetically designed, with a solid Crayford aluminum focuser.  The Optical quality has dramatically improved as well.

Clear Skies,

Ray Khan

PS If you are not familiar with he song I mentioned earlier it's called: 'If you wanna be happy' by Jimmy Soul.