Quoting Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com>:
Canopus56 wrote:
My impression is that:
Clark is a "scopeless" planetarium. SLAS (Patrick and Seigfried and others) has done an amazing job of building a scope facility with scopes, now up to 30" in diameter, at no cost to the taxpayers.
Make that Siegfried. Make that a 32". There is no signifiant 'shrinkage' due to cold weather.
... can further Clark's primary mission of public education, which is also a secondary objective, to my understanding of SLAS. For example, during the recent Mars opposition, the general public flocked to SPOC, not the planetarium.
Public education is one of SLAS's primary goals. The highest priority use for SPOC is public star parties.
To my understanding, SLAS does not want to meet there because of the fee parking situation.
Correct. That plus renting the star chamber. Beyond that though, even if that were overcome, we now have equipment that is transported to and from meetings. Even close parking downtown is further than far parking at the church. There is a value to nearby parking if you are the mule.
Both groups have changed in the last couple of years. Maybe it is time to visit the question of whether a more formal and coordinated working relationship is now in order.
We each have our own interests. In order for a "working relationship" to work there needs to be a mutually beneficial situation. We already have a full plate of public service. At this time I see no mutual benefit.
It's a good movie theater and a good movie productionn company that cranks out, now internationally recognized, computer generated graphics productions.
Yes, the IMAX is very nice.
I understood from the November meeting that SLAS had some kind of a liason or representative on the Clark board.
Not to my knowlegde. Only one SLAS member that I am aware of is on the Clark advisory board but not as a representative of SLAS. Siegfried