Re: [ATM] Is ATMing really disappearing?

[Mike Lockwood <melockwo@uiuc.edu>]

Hi,

Mitch wrote:
> 2005:
> February- pg 127 a folded maksutov-herschelian
> March- pg 119 mirror cell design with plop
> April- pg 121 a simple altazimuth tripod adapter
> May- pg 116 mirror swap, parabola or sphere
> June- ph 114 a lightweight composite dob
> July- pg 113 automate you backyard observatory
> August- none
> September - none
> October- pg 107 image stabilize your binoculars
> November- pg 107 remote collimation for a big dob
> Dec- none
> 
> 2006:
> January- pg 125 building a simplified yolo
> February- none
> March- pg 96 building a modern long-focus Newtonian (mike lockwoods)
> April- none
> May- none 
> June- pg 92 secrets of telescope resolution (good article)
> July- none
> August- pg 100 the trackball telescope

Nice list, Mitch.  A larger online list of interesting S&T articles 
would be very useful.

To supplement your list a bit more, the article about my 12.5" 
Cassegrain was in the October 2006 issue.

> That's all I've written down so far. Since the last one there have been a
> few. I agree that there appears to be somewhat less, and I too am
> disappointed when there is no ATM Article but I don't think their dead.
> Again we should send them something to out in there! Like mike lockwood has.

S&T is looking for NEW ATM-related ideas that some of their readers 
can use, not just nicely-executed telescopes of standard design.  So, 
if you have a new ATM idea to share, write up an article and submit 
it.  Have your peers review it first, though, and then send in 
revision 2 or 3.  (Don't send Gary your first draft.)  Quality photos 
and the ability to take them are also a big plus for those who submit 
articles.

If you want to see more, then ask for more ATM-related articles in 
S&T.  I know that they are looking for quality content, but that it is 
often hard to get space for ATM articles when they compete with longer 
articles that may have a broader interest.

I doubt it will influence anyone to keep their subscription (and I 
would be quite arrogant if I thought it would), but I do have another 
article in the S&T pipeline, hopefully to appear later this year.

	Mike Lockwood

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