Wow, what a gorgeous scope! I hope you all have a great time.
Eileen
On Mar 18, 2005, at 5:19 PM, Albert wrote:
> In two weeks, Bob Jardine, David Kingsley, and I are heading to
> Australia for a dedicated observing vacation. Here is the scope I will
> be taking. http://ultralightscopes.com/MarkIVtravel.htm
>
> The scope saw "first light" at Plettstone this past weekend. I was
> very pleased with its performance. I'm making a couple of minor
> adjustments to insure it makes the journey without damage.
>
> I observed from New Zealand almost exactly a year ago. I didn't
> prepare well enough and didn't see as much as I would have liked. I'll
> be more prepared this year, taking Uranometria South, M. Morel's "LMC
> Visual Atlas 2000", M. Paul's "Southern Galaxy Trios", and some "Eye
> Candy" lists.
>
> Albert
>
Received on Fri Mar 18 23:08:30 2005