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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3340274" data-attributes="member: 111403">I don't know what Powerball is, but I assume a lot, like Spanish El Gordo?? or Euro Lottery top prize. Say £160m plus.Unfortunately, I probably wouldn't see it finished. But I'd get built a 200 inch modern but economically built scope on La Palma. If this could be built for less than £20m. Also a modern good secondhand Gulfstream jet and hired pilots to transport amateurs to use it, or possibly used hire aircraft or commercial flights paid for, plus funds for twenty years telescope running. And paid managers, as I don't want the hassle.I hope La Palma doesn't collapse into the sea in the next 50 years, as it won't do New York much good.Also two 80 inch economically built scopes elsewhere. All with paid managers.For me, nothing much, maybe a 20km rangefinding binocular, Swiss? £20,000.A state of the art image intensifier, but with light pollution not much use.A top thermal imager.These above are just toys, as I don't need them.I would ask Canon to make me a low weight Canon 22x56 IS and 30x56IS.80% of the rest would be donated to charities, with tax provisions fully accounted for.I really don't need any new optics.Ah, Brock,$1.5 billion that should be enough.</blockquote>