[Atmob-discuss] FW: Rey Center Observatory

[Peter Bealo]

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Peter

 

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Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 10:22 AM
To: Peter Bealo
Subject: Rey Center Observatory

 

Hello Peter,

I’d like to thank you for your expression of interest in the Rey Center
observatory plans which our executive director, Nat Scrimshaw, forwarded to
me. 

For several years we’ve presented astronomy sessions on Saturday nights here
in Waterville Valley.  One Saturday night a month an astronomer/educator
from the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium presents a program at the Rey Center
and on two other Saturdays my wife and I put on a program.  As part of an
on-going capital campaign we will be building a new facility which will
include an observatory.  If all goes as planned we should break ground next
year and complete phase I, which includes the observatory, in 2009.

Our plans at present will have the observatory adjacent to Packard’s field
and, since we instituted an outdoor lighting ordinance a few years ago, we
have pretty good sky conditions.  We have not made any specific plans for
equipment but I’ve been considering something like a 14”-16”
Ritchey-Chrétien although we might initially use my 8” Schmidt.  We
anticipate feeding signals from a CCD to the theater in the Rey Center
complex.

As we proceed in this process we’ll be looking for ideas and will appreciate
any suggestions you have.

You can find more information about the Rey Center and plans for the new
construction on our website: http://reycenter.org

Al Larsson
President - Margret & H.A. Rey center board

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