Bill never patented his warping idea but he let Alan Adler do so. Alan did some very extensive calculations to determine more specific design criteria for Bill's idea. Bill and I put together a 13-inch scope with a spherical mirror corrected with a puller, per Alan's design. Optically it was very successful and was honored with a Certificate of Merit at RTMC in 1998. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of erikhansen@thebluezone.net Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:24 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] FW: Bill's passing, February 8, 2011
I guess he had my defunct e-mail, sad news indeed. I visited him and Lois in Cottonwood, Az., a few years back, a gracious host always. To live to 93 with such a full life, is something to celebrate.
I will always remember him for the "Bill Kelly Device" and who can forget his spherical corrector after he mistakenly bought several spherical mirrors, it was presented at RTMC. A true ATM'er. Erik Thanks Kim. Lois copied me on that email as well.
Bill was a mentor and role model to me. While I merely dabble in this hobby and ATMing, Bill was a master.
He will be missed indeed. Ad Astra, Bill.
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