Re: ATM To take back the nite

[William Mc Hale <wmchal1@umbc.edu>]

On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Ina Ron Lippard Renaissance Reproductions wrote:

>
>
>     To All who would ask,
>     I think we do it for 3 main reasons.
> 1.To save money.If you build a scope from scratch, the cost is lower
> hence,buy bigger glass.
> 2. OK so it's not just the money, it's the challenge to.
> 3.It is a way of shaking our fist at this 'death before inconvenience'
> society that has managed
>     to de-personalize the universe.
> 4. (But you said three) Quiet, I'm on a roll here!Weather we admit it or
> not, ATM'ers are all
>     closet alchemists. We just can't resist tinkering with the universe.
> If we had the dark skies of our ancestors,a 6" newt would have the
> gathering power of a 12.
> regards,Ron
>

I would think another good reason is so that we can have a better
appreciation for how our instruments work.   Otherwise good post.

Bill

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