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August EAS Virtual Meeting - Thursday, June 17th at 7:00 pm
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It's Eugene Astronomical Society meeting time!
Well, at least Thursday night it will be. This month we have Sky & Telescope contributing editor Jerry Oltion giving a presentation on the travel telescope that he just finished building. He will also show the correct way to collimate a telescope. In his own words:
The travel scope is a marvel of engineering. I stole the design from Roel Weijenberg, a Dutch telescope maker, and made some modifications of my own. It's a 9.5" f/4.1 scope, yet it fits into a box only 12.5" on a side and 6" high. It weighs 20 pounds fully packed, including four eyepieces. I'll talk about the design, setup, and use of the scope, and the many compromises that go with trying to make a big scope fit into a little package.
Every time you assemble a telescope in the field, you have to collimate it. Collimation is pretty simple, but it's kind of scary until you get the hang of it. I'll use the travel scope to show you how it works and how to do it easily.
The meeting starts at 7:00 this Thursday night, and it won't just be PowerPoint slides. You'll get to see Jerry working in real time. I'll see you there, and don't be late! - Amy Topic: August 2021 EAS Virtual Meeting
Time: Aug 19, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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The AUGUST meeting of the EAS group is, not surprisingly, on AUGUST 19th, not June 17th.
That'll teach me to make a shortcut. Yeesh! - Amy
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Wayne Spletstoser
June?
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On Aug 17, 2021, at 7:27 PM, Amy Baker <chawks64@...> wrote:
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Nope, I corrected it to August 19th.
On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 09:16 PM, Wayne Spletstoser wrote:
June?
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Wayne Spletstoser
Amy,
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You are greatly appreciated. I meant no criticism. Workload can be an issue for sure, wait till you see what years can do. Thanks for your bright and female input to our club. I am a watcher and learner but know effort when I see it. I have watched the Eugene meetings and see your energy and enthusiasm do its work there too. My best, Wayne Spletstoser
On Aug 17, 2021, at 9:39 PM, Amy Baker <chawks64@...> wrote:
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I didn't take it as criticism, so no worries. I actually enjoy hosting the Zoom meetings, but it was just a busy day at work so I wasn't as alert as usual. Thank you for the compliments! - Amy
On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 7:48 AM Wayne Spletstoser <wmsplets@...> wrote: Amy,
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