On 9/20/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
To begin with when I am at SPOC I am usually occupied operating the Grim. Be careful evaluating what you think is accessible, I find few people have a clue. Evaluating it based on Deloy would also be a mistake, his seated position is very different than mine. Manual wheelchairs are much less hampered by curbs (and set much lower) than powerchairs, I would say if you think Winchester Park is disabled friendly you are mistaken.
Erik, I'd really like your help when I make the 6" f/10 refractor on a Gerrish mount. It could be the perfect ADA scope for chair-bound users, without resorting to a video feed to a screen. FWIW, when I was at Winchester, I set up on the pavement adjacent to the grass. The luck of the draw, as I was the last one to arrive with optical gear. If I know in advance that you are coming, I will continue to set up on the pavement. The view is still over grass so the imagery didn't suffer at all.