9 May
2010
9 May
'10
10:42 p.m.
http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3413 A view of the roof framework(still incomplete). I have the roll off covered now and operational. Because of that and clear skies on Friday night, I had an "unofficial" first light. Bruce G., Patrick W. and Roger B. came over as special guests and consultants. As we were viewing M81 & 82, the guys started kicking the pier to see how well my design dampened vibrations. With the 40mm super-wide angle in my 10" lx200gps, the kicks were almost absent. It wasn't until I boosted up to 125x that the vibrations could be really seen. Even then, they subsided almost instantly. So far, things are looking good. Still looking forward to the early June open house.