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Date: 11 May 2007 05:20:05
From: Jim Klein
Subject: Mt. Wilson observing question.
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Hi,
When can folks view through the 60 inch at Mt. Wilson and who do I
need to call to get additional information.
I saw a post concerning viewing there and I would love to get in on a
viewing session and get my wife a peek through such a large light
gathering instrument.
Sincerely,
Jim Klein
James E. Klein
jameseklein@earthlink.net
Engineering Calculations
http://www.ecalculations.com
ecalculations@ecalculations.com
Engineering Calculations is the home of
the KDP-2 Optical Design Program
for Windows.
1-818-507-5706 (Voice and Fax)
1-818-823-4121
"KDP2, not quite easy enough for a Caveman to use" :-)
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Date: 10 May 2007 22:51:24
From: Mike Simmons
Subject: Re: Mt. Wilson observing question.
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Hi Jim,
Go to http://www.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/MtW/60inVisitorInfo.html. The 60" can
be booked for a half-night or full night. There aren't any public sessions
you can just join in. If you belong to a local club there's a good chance
they reserve it now and then since most around here do (I see you're local
from your area code). If you don't belong to one you could join one. The
Mount Wilson Observatory Association, the observatory's support group,
probably has the best deal if you want to go more than once since for a
$100 supporting membership you get multiple nights throughout the year (the
dues were set 25 years ago and never raised). Or the dues and then your
share of a night with LAAS, the Local Group or another club might be worth
it to you.
It's also common for a group of friends to book the scope and split the
cost. Sometimes it's a group of amateurs who just like to observe together
and sometimes it's a special event like a birthday present to a spouse. A
half-night is $600, full night is $1100. Maximum group size is 25 although
there are big advantages to smaller groups. New moon Friday and Saturday
nights are booked up for most of the year but if you can make it on a
Sunday or weeknight there are a lot of nights available.
Contact me off-line at mikes at mtwilson dot edu if you want more info.
Mike Simmons
On Fri, 11 May 2007 05:20:05 GMT, Jim Klein wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When can folks view through the 60 inch at Mt. Wilson and who do I
> need to call to get additional information.
>
> I saw a post concerning viewing there and I would love to get in on a
> viewing session and get my wife a peek through such a large light
> gathering instrument.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jim Klein
>
>
> James E. Klein
> jameseklein@earthlink.net
>
> Engineering Calculations
> http://www.ecalculations.com
> ecalculations@ecalculations.com
> Engineering Calculations is the home of
> the KDP-2 Optical Design Program
> for Windows.
> 1-818-507-5706 (Voice and Fax)
> 1-818-823-4121
>
> "KDP2, not quite easy enough for a Caveman to use" :-)
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Date: 11 May 2007 15:51:04
From: Jim Klein
Subject: Re: Mt. Wilson observing question.
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Thanks
Jim
Mike Simmons <mikes@nospam.mtwilson.edu > wrote:
>Hi Jim,
>
>Go to http://www.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/MtW/60inVisitorInfo.html. The 60" can
>be booked for a half-night or full night. There aren't any public sessions
>you can just join in. If you belong to a local club there's a good chance
>they reserve it now and then since most around here do (I see you're local
>from your area code). If you don't belong to one you could join one. The
>Mount Wilson Observatory Association, the observatory's support group,
>probably has the best deal if you want to go more than once since for a
>$100 supporting membership you get multiple nights throughout the year (the
>dues were set 25 years ago and never raised). Or the dues and then your
>share of a night with LAAS, the Local Group or another club might be worth
>it to you.
>
>It's also common for a group of friends to book the scope and split the
>cost. Sometimes it's a group of amateurs who just like to observe together
>and sometimes it's a special event like a birthday present to a spouse. A
>half-night is $600, full night is $1100. Maximum group size is 25 although
>there are big advantages to smaller groups. New moon Friday and Saturday
>nights are booked up for most of the year but if you can make it on a
>Sunday or weeknight there are a lot of nights available.
>
>Contact me off-line at mikes at mtwilson dot edu if you want more info.
>
>Mike Simmons
>
>On Fri, 11 May 2007 05:20:05 GMT, Jim Klein wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> When can folks view through the 60 inch at Mt. Wilson and who do I
>> need to call to get additional information.
>>
>> I saw a post concerning viewing there and I would love to get in on a
>> viewing session and get my wife a peek through such a large light
>> gathering instrument.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Jim Klein
>>
>>
>> James E. Klein
>> jameseklein@earthlink.net
>>
>> Engineering Calculations
>> http://www.ecalculations.com
>> ecalculations@ecalculations.com
>> Engineering Calculations is the home of
>> the KDP-2 Optical Design Program
>> for Windows.
>> 1-818-507-5706 (Voice and Fax)
>> 1-818-823-4121
>>
>> "KDP2, not quite easy enough for a Caveman to use" :-)
James E. Klein
jameseklein@earthlink.net
Engineering Calculations
http://www.ecalculations.com
ecalculations@ecalculations.com
Engineering Calculations is the home of
the KDP-2 Optical Design Program
for Windows.
1-818-507-5706 (Voice and Fax)
1-818-823-4121
"KDP2, not quite easy enough for a Caveman to use" :-)
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