Re: [TAC] Robert Ferguson Observatory question....

From: Mark Wagner ^lt;mgw_at_resource-intl.com>
Date: Tue Aug 31 2004 - 08:53:28 MST

At 8/30/2004, you wrote:

> They were laying out a 40 inch dob that is in the process of being
> built ( just started the mirror - but have the secondary support completed.

Oh! I thought the 40 was operational some time ago. I wonder if it is a
rebuild.

>The seeing up here is not very good - even up at 2000 feet - and the
>darkness does not match Lake Sonoma. To the south you get the light dome
>from Sonoma and to the north from Santa Rosa.

Is it usually poor seeing?

Thanks for all the help...

Mark
Received on Tue Aug 31 08:53:51 2004


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