[Chaos-l] New 18" Scope

[Robert Nielsen]

Michael,

Congratulations on the new scope!   I'm sure you will love it.   I can't 
wait to have you show me what it can do!

Yeah ... the weather.   Such is the life of an amateur astronomer in 
North Carolina ...

Robert

Michael Hrivnak wrote:
> I finally cracked.  The price on the 18" Starmaster that was for sale in 
> Wilson kept going lower and lower, and today I bought it.  The optics are 
> Pegasus, and the certificate shows some very impressive stats.  Strehl is 
> 0.99 and Wavefront P-V error is 1/22.5 wave.
>
> It looks to be in great shape, and the optics are pristine.  It came with a 
> telrad, scope coat, argo navis, and a black shroud.
>
> But perhaps the most impressive part of the day was fitting it into my 2-door 
> Honda Civic!  Here are some pictures:
>
> http://hrivnak.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=1252
>
> My experience thus far in CHAOS has been tremendously inspirational.  Thanks 
> to everyone (especially Mark) who has helped me learn to star-hop and observe 
> these past 9 months.  You're a big part of the reason I'm moving up to large 
> equipment, and I can't wait to share this new chapter with you all.
>
> Now, can anyone do something about the weather?  I think it would all but 
> guarantee a win in Tuesday night's election!
>
> Hoping to get this thing out real soon,
> Michael
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