[Atmob-discuss] FW: Rey Center Observatory

[Paul A. Valleli]

Peter,
Thanks for researching this. Waterville was one of
my favorite ski areas, even the rope tow area. 
Seeing stars in the wintertime was a pretty rare
event, however.
 
The AMC Cardigan Lodge in Alexandria was an even
better location for dark skies because there are
only a few small towns within miles. Bristol was the
largest, near I-93.    This is about 20 miles west
of Mario's NH Obs. at Center Harbor and a real snow
bowl.  Ed Jameson and I got stranded at the lodge
for several days one January after a major blizzard.
That's unlikely to happen at Waterville.
 
Paul 
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  Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:44:08 -0500
  From: "Peter Bealo" <pbealo at comcast.net>
  Subject: [Atmob-discuss] FW: Rey Center
  Observatory
  To:
  <ats-boston at dickkoolish.com>,<atmob-discuss at atmob.org>

  FYI

   

  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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