Hi, reporting from high up in the mountains. The sky cleared off and a nice night for viewing went on. At 1am we were looking at the Vail without filters. Seeing was good to the north, east and west. The south was washed out. Wind was fair, not calm there was 6 telescopes set up.2 neutonians, 2 dobs, and 2 meade lx 200 and 90. Was a very good night. good comradely and fun Mark Mark
Great report Mark! If Mat is there, tell him I found the ceramic grinding tool and will get it to him soon to test.
No, I did not make it to Wolf Creek as I have recently fallen into the ATM trap that I am careful to warn others about when they show an interest; it can/will take over your life if you don't watch it. It is all good though, as what I am doing is for my daughter. We have been working on an 8" Newtonian ball scope together over the summer while she is here during her summer break. She expressed an interest in taking the scope with her back to college and I just cannot turn that request down. She of course is not demanding it be done, but if there is an interest there, I really want to accommodate it. We really need to get the next generation out there enjoying the night sky. That project is nearly done and as she leaves on Saturday it looks like the scope will be going with her. The mirror will be uncoated, but it is a BVC mirror, so the reflectivity is relatively high without being coated. I'm sure that the figure will not be as good as I want, but at least she will have a working telescope and I can tweak the figure and get it coated later. Wish me and her luck as we paint the scope, figure the mirror and do the final assembly, before Saturday AM. First light was last Friday night just to check things like tube length (nailed it), and mirror astigmatism (none). Once we get pictures of the completed scope, I'll post them. The ATM session attendees have seen this project unfold over the past few months. Chuck, sounds great about the grinding tool. I will be able to put it to use! Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 2:07 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf creek Great report Mark! If Mat is there, tell him I found the ceramic grinding tool and will get it to him soon to test. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation
Mat, send me your mailing address, off-list if u like. I'll mail-off the ceramic tool by the weekend. On Aug 20, 2012 9:13 AM, "Hutchings, Mat" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> wrote:
No, I did not make it to Wolf Creek as I have recently fallen into the ATM trap that I am careful to warn others about when they show an interest; it can/will take over your life if you don't watch it. It is all good though, as what I am doing is for my daughter. We have been working on an 8" Newtonian ball scope together over the summer while she is here during her summer break. She expressed an interest in taking the scope with her back to college and I just cannot turn that request down. She of course is not demanding it be done, but if there is an interest there, I really want to accommodate it. We really need to get the next generation out there enjoying the night sky. That project is nearly done and as she leaves on Saturday it looks like the scope will be going with her. The mirror will be uncoated, but it is a BVC mirror, so the reflectivity is relatively high without being coated. I'm sure that the figure will not be as good as I want, but at least she will have a working telescope and I can tweak the figure and get it coated later.
Wish me and her luck as we paint the scope, figure the mirror and do the final assembly, before Saturday AM. First light was last Friday night just to check things like tube length (nailed it), and mirror astigmatism (none). Once we get pictures of the completed scope, I'll post them. The ATM session attendees have seen this project unfold over the past few months.
Chuck, sounds great about the grinding tool. I will be able to put it to use!
Mat
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 2:07 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Wolf creek
Great report Mark!
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Chuck Hards -
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Mark Shelton