ATM Sept issue / Pantratz

[astrojoe@erols.com]

Back in 1994, Clyde attended Stellafane. He brought with him his trailer
and farm tractor to remove the 20" Mersiene from the trailer. We thought
it was novel at the time; but given today's larger DOBs, 40" and up, it
makes a lot of sense. I think we are going to see many more Mersienes
DOBs in the near future. Sure beats climbing the 8-10 foot ladder. The
design seems simple. The only question I have is how to optimize it for
a specific size mirror and refractor. Maybe Michael Pantratz could
comment on the design aspect optimization.

Joe Castoro