----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark P.Brada" <mpbrada@No-Spam>
To: "The Astronomy Connection" <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TAC] CalStar - any new equipment showing up?
>
>> Richards backyard would be a lot closer than Calstar. It's not a
>> Paramount,
>> but I imagine its decked-out all the same.
>>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been to Richard Crisp's backyard (I assume that's who you are
> speaking of), and I can vouch for his fancy ccd setup. Indeed, it is
> quite remarkable, with a somewhat modified C14 atop an AP1200 and all
> manner of fancy doodads poking out of the hind end of the C14.
> Beamsplitters, cameras, etc. It's quite a sight, really.
Well the C14 is not set up now. It is just the lowly AP900 mount with the
FSQ atop it. Takes nice widefield images though...
By the way, all that junk on the back of the C14/beamsplitter etc is
designed to solve very specific problems. It took me about 18 months to
identify all the problems in need of solution and to devise means for
solving each of them. It was quite an evolutionary process. Sure helps to
have a machine shop on-site to make one-of-a-kind "plumbing"
maybe we should have a "gear night" at the Oct 23 party? With some luck my
18" cass may be all put together. That will raise an eyebrow or two :-)
Received on Mon Sep 27 21:58:59 2004