Re: Ebony Star - Home Depot - What a World!

From: Mark Wagner (mgw@No-Spam)
Date: Thu Oct 17 2002 - 15:54:35 MST

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    At 03:44 PM 10/17/2002 -0700, you wrote:
    >Excuse my ignorance but what use is this for astronmers?
    >
    >Just curious.
    >Richard

    Spoken like a true imager! ;-)

    Ebonystar formica is used in combination with teflon to give Dobs that
    buttery-smooth motion in altitude and azimuth. The two materials provide
    what many consider to be perfect "stiction".... Next time we're out
    together I'll show you.

    Mark



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