Speaking with Steve a few minutes ago I learned that the Museum of Natural History has "sweetened the pot", so to speak, for those willing to help out with the Transit of Venus Watch they will be hosting. It seems they've decided to offer free admission to the museum not just for those SLAS members and non-SLAS members helping out with the event but for family members of those folks' too. Speaking of the Transit Watch, I have an Orion 90mm short tube refractor OTA with full aperture glass solar filter that I'd like to loan to someone to use at the museum during the Transit Watch. Trouble is it's the OTA only. No mount or tripod. Anyone have a mount and tripod they would be willing to loan to the cause? And if those items are forthcoming, would anyone care to operate the scope at the watch? I'll already be running two scopes so a third might be a bit much. In other news... On my way to Bryce today I followed basically the same route I took to get to Kanarraville for the annular and it struck me how different things were at the establishments I visited. On eclipse day, despite it being a non-holiday Sunday the gas stations were packed, as was the Burger King I stopped at in Beaver. Today, on the other hand, despite it being a travel day for the Memorial Day holiday weekend there was no waiting for fuel and I walked right up to the counter at Burger King. All of which has me guessing that the financial impact of the eclipse on Southern Utah must have been substantial. Clear skies! patrick
I was talking about that just yesterday with folks at the Utah Welcome Center in Jensen, while I was getting a preview of Dinosaur Nat'l Monument. Did anyone get pictures of large groups of people anywhere? We were driving by Cedar/ K'ville area about 4 pm and saw nothing to speak of. On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Speaking with Steve a few minutes ago I learned that the Museum of Natural History has "sweetened the pot", so to speak, for those willing to help out with the Transit of Venus Watch they will be hosting. It seems they've decided to offer free admission to the museum not just for those SLAS members and non-SLAS members helping out with the event but for family members of those folks' too.
Speaking of the Transit Watch, I have an Orion 90mm short tube refractor OTA with full aperture glass solar filter that I'd like to loan to someone to use at the museum during the Transit Watch. Trouble is it's the OTA only. No mount or tripod.
Anyone have a mount and tripod they would be willing to loan to the cause? And if those items are forthcoming, would anyone care to operate the scope at the watch? I'll already be running two scopes so a third might be a bit much.
In other news...
On my way to Bryce today I followed basically the same route I took to get to Kanarraville for the annular and it struck me how different things were at the establishments I visited.
On eclipse day, despite it being a non-holiday Sunday the gas stations were packed, as was the Burger King I stopped at in Beaver.
Today, on the other hand, despite it being a travel day for the Memorial Day holiday weekend there was no waiting for fuel and I walked right up to the counter at Burger King.
All of which has me guessing that the financial impact of the eclipse on Southern Utah must have been substantial.
Clear skies!
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On my sunday drive nothing seemed unusual, light traffic stopped for gas with one vehicle gassing up. Drive back monday morning was the same story.
Does Burger King have veggie burgers? I was talking about that just yesterday with folks at the Utah Welcome
Center in Jensen, while I was getting a preview of Dinosaur Nat'l Monument. Did anyone get pictures of large groups of people anywhere? We were driving by Cedar/ K'ville area about 4 pm and saw nothing to speak of.
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Speaking with Steve a few minutes ago I learned that the Museum of Natural History has "sweetened the pot", so to speak, for those willing to help out with the Transit of Venus Watch they will be hosting. It seems they've decided to offer free admission to the museum not just for those SLAS members and non-SLAS members helping out with the event but for family members of those folks' too.
Speaking of the Transit Watch, I have an Orion 90mm short tube refractor OTA with full aperture glass solar filter that I'd like to loan to someone to use at the museum during the Transit Watch. Trouble is it's the OTA only. No mount or tripod.
Anyone have a mount and tripod they would be willing to loan to the cause? And if those items are forthcoming, would anyone care to operate the scope at the watch? I'll already be running two scopes so a third might be a bit much.
In other news...
On my way to Bryce today I followed basically the same route I took to get to Kanarraville for the annular and it struck me how different things were at the establishments I visited.
On eclipse day, despite it being a non-holiday Sunday the gas stations were packed, as was the Burger King I stopped at in Beaver.
Today, on the other hand, despite it being a travel day for the Memorial Day holiday weekend there was no waiting for fuel and I walked right up to the counter at Burger King.
All of which has me guessing that the financial impact of the eclipse on Southern Utah must have been substantial.
Clear skies!
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Patrick, I've got a mount that would handle it, however I'm not sure the rings I have will work. I'd want to try it a few days beforehand. But if it will work, I'd be willing to run the scope in addition to my main scope. Dan -- Sent from my iPod. Please excuse any mispelings or errors. On May 24, 2012, at 6:09 PM, Patrick <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Speaking with Steve a few minutes ago I learned that the Museum of Natural History has "sweetened the pot", so to speak, for those willing to help out with the Transit of Venus Watch they will be hosting. It seems they've decided to offer free admission to the museum not just for those SLAS members and non-SLAS members helping out with the event but for family members of those folks' too.
Speaking of the Transit Watch, I have an Orion 90mm short tube refractor OTA with full aperture glass solar filter that I'd like to loan to someone to use at the museum during the Transit Watch. Trouble is it's the OTA only. No mount or tripod.
Anyone have a mount and tripod they would be willing to loan to the cause? And if those items are forthcoming, would anyone care to operate the scope at the watch? I'll already be running two scopes so a third might be a bit much.
In other news...
On my way to Bryce today I followed basically the same route I took to get to Kanarraville for the annular and it struck me how different things were at the establishments I visited.
On eclipse day, despite it being a non-holiday Sunday the gas stations were packed, as was the Burger King I stopped at in Beaver.
Today, on the other hand, despite it being a travel day for the Memorial Day holiday weekend there was no waiting for fuel and I walked right up to the counter at Burger King.
All of which has me guessing that the financial impact of the eclipse on Southern Utah must have been substantial.
Clear skies!
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Thanks Dan, The tube has rings with a threaded 1/4 x 20 hole in the bottom. Can you work with that? patrick On 25 May 2012, at 05:33, Daniel Holmes wrote:
Patrick, I've got a mount that would handle it, however I'm not sure the rings I have will work. I'd want to try it a few days beforehand.
But if it will work, I'd be willing to run the scope in addition to my main scope.
Dan
I sure can. I'd still want it a few days beforehand though... Dan -- Sent from an iPad. There should be less mispelings, but more errors. On May 25, 2012, at 8:09 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Thanks Dan,
The tube has rings with a threaded 1/4 x 20 hole in the bottom.
Can you work with that?
patrick
On 25 May 2012, at 05:33, Daniel Holmes wrote:
Patrick, I've got a mount that would handle it, however I'm not sure the rings I have will work. I'd want to try it a few days beforehand.
But if it will work, I'd be willing to run the scope in addition to my main scope.
Dan
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