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[ATM] Bob May's refractor
So Bob, Please tell us about this refractor. I'm interested in the
prescription, the numbers and all the rest, in short describe it and how you
made it if you would.
Francis J. O'Reilly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob May" <rmay@nethere.com>
To: <atm@atmlist.net>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 7:22 PM
Subject: [ATM] Sorry for the weather here in Southern Calif.
> Guys, I'm sorry for the way that the weather has been here in
> Southern Calif. for the last few weeks. I just finished a
> refractor and am trying to see how good it is. I even took it
> out to my sister's place in the hills above Poway in an attempt
> to get it out of the valley that I live in. The ground mist was
> so strong that the only light I co8uld see was on the hills on
> the other side of the valley that she overlooks. Did get to see
> that the lens doesn't suffer from SA but was unable to find any
> stars as evenn the moon was barely visible through the clouds
> overhead. I know Jupiter is up but I ahave been unable to nail
> it as the muck rolled in the day I got it to the point where I
> could look through the scope.
> My apologies to all who do viewing in the lowlands.
> Bob May
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