Peter delivered SDM#008 to Terry Dougherty of Victoria personally on Sunday afternoon and set up the scope together with its proud new owner. As Terry says: “The ‘new scope gods’ must have been taking a nap as that night was clear although the seeing conditions were not optimal, only suitable for medium magnification work. It was a treat and initially somewhat scary to see something so big slewing to object after object. We observed till about midnight and finished up with a nice view of Uranus. After packing up we retired to our living room where Peter with his violin and my wife Janie with her piano put on a duet. Peter showed his teaching skills by teaching me how to play the violin. I mastered, in a fashion, to be able to play “Mary had a little lamb”. We all then finally retired after a great night of stars and music. The next day Peter was up early and spent more time on adjusting the scope to his exacting requirements before heading off after lunch. The scope is fantastic and to have the designer and builder deliver the scope, set it up and share first light is a very unique experience.”