I've been to see the Lovell telescope at Jodrell Bank http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalarchives/5960779768/
Very cool!
PurplePenny
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Lemongrass
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very good 
I read "Lovely telescope" at first glance and thought, oh, how nice. They're making them pretty! I'm glad you went. What a great thing to see!