Oops, for the nit pickers out there (grin) I just noticed I erred in my last post. The pier is 4 meters tall but the footer only goes down one meter and is 1.5 meters square. That's about 12 tons of concrete and steel. Somehow I think it'll still be standing long after the house falls down. :-) Patrick
Is this for a new ETX-90 scope??? :) Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net> wrote:Oops, for the nit pickers out there (grin) I just noticed I erred in my last post. The pier is 4 meters tall but the footer only goes down one meter and is 1.5 meters square. That's about 12 tons of concrete and steel. Somehow I think it'll still be standing long after the house falls down. :-) Patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
What is going on the pier? This couldn't be for a C-8? 8 ^) Richard Brady Patrick Wiggins wrote:
Oops, for the nit pickers out there (grin) I just noticed I erred in my last post.
The pier is 4 meters tall but the footer only goes down one meter and is 1.5 meters square. That's about 12 tons of concrete and steel. Somehow I think it'll still be standing long after the house falls down. :-)
Patrick
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When our sun goes nova and the Earth is toast, all that will remaining standing in Utah will be the three most substantial structures: the Temple, Visitor Center and Patrick's pier! -- Joe Joe Bauman science & military reporter Deseret News bau@desnews.com (801) 237-2169
You said "only a c-14" - I would love to have a look thru it someday. I have a C-8 and C-11 (among a few others) and would soemtime see what an additional 3 inches brings over the C-11. Quite a bit I bet, especially with deep sky objects. Do you use a focal reducer with the C-14? Good Luck with your project. What type of building is it going in to go up 2 stories and were will you view from - thru a roof opening? Anxious to see some pics as the project coems along.Jim Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net> wrote:Hi, Richard Brady wrote:
What is going on the pier? This couldn't be for a C-8? 8 ^)
It's only a C-14 but the pier has to reach to the second floor, hence the pier's large size. Patrick :-) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
Jim Stitley wrote:
You said "only a c-14" By "only" I was referring to it's overall dimensions, not its capabilities. A C-14 is not exactly a heavy scope.
Do you use a focal reducer with the C-14? When I'm doing CCD (which is most of the time) I reduce it from f/11 to f/3.3.
What type of building is it going in to go up 2 stories and were will you view from - thru a roof opening? Anxious to see some pics as the project coems along. It's a roll off observatory. I hope to have pictures on line soon.
Patrick
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