As a young teenager I poured over catalogs from the local astronomy shop in Sydney (Amateur Astronomy Supply Company - now Astro-Optical Supplies) and Sky & Telescope magazines. I would make train trips from Hurstville to St Leonards and then walk to Crows Nest just to pick up a new catalog! I drooled over the miriad magazine ads showing everything from binoculars to US Surplus optics. From small 2.4" refractors to huge Unitrons and "Deluxe" newtonians. I dreamt of the day I'd own one and spend endless nights in solitude gazing at the sky's wonders. And look at this beautiful Unitron 3" Photo Equatorial. Magnificent! (Back page ad from the November 1968 issue of Sky & Telescope).