Since most of the go to scopes at our star parties have this feature, I would be very interested in having such a sign informing the party goers what they can expect if they kick or otherwise disturb the tripod. ;) Quoting Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com>:
http://members.csolutions.net/fisherka/astronote/atm/sprlbx/MakeStarPartySig...
This website contains construction plans for a light-tight box to display red-light signs at star parties. The signs are laser-printed transparencies. The box is designed to screw onto a standard camera tripod mount. Using such a sign, it is possible to set-up an informational sign in front of a telescope at a star party that displays the type of object currently in the telescope. The intent is to have several of these signs in a line of telescopes pointed at different types of objects. Using a handout describing the major celestial objects (e.g. - double stars, dark clouds, open clusters, globulars, planetary nebula, several types of galaxies), the public can browse a line of scopes for an orrey of objects.
Attention was given to making the red-light box light-tight for white light.
Generic transparencies are provided.
This red-light box will be of interest to intermediate amateur astronomers and to astronomy clubs.
- Canopus56
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