>>Let's see... without digging out the receipts roughly
>>
>>Celestron NexStar 8i SE XLT 1,500 USD
>>Heavy-Duty tripod 240 USD
>>Denkmeier S2 Power Switch diagonal 500 CDN
>>Televue 8-24 Click Stop Zoom eyepiece 200 USD
>>Orion 9x50 RACI finder ~100 CDN
>>Starlight Instruments FeatherTouch Microfocuser 180 USD
>>Kendrick DigiFire 10 Temperature Sensing Controller ~160 USD
>>Celestron NexImage CCD camera ~130 CDN
>>Baader UV/IR cut filter ~50 USD
>>Ray's Bracket 100 USD
>>
>>+ some more accessories
>
>That's quite an investment.

And you know what? It's asking for more! :)