TimC, TomW, EdK, TomT, JerryW
-TimC set for July 21 Tinker Festival. Minimal handouts.
-EdK brought in knife edge mirror tester that he made back in high school
-TimC working 120 grit on his 16” mirror blank, with full size tile grinding tool, mirror glass on top.
-TomT asked TW and JW about field stop of eyepiece and field of view. Televue.com has a webpage about choosing eyepieces and discusses various factors. see: http://www.televue.com/engine/TV3b_page.asp?id=154
-TW, JW, TT went out to parking lot to try to see line up of Venus, Mercury, Jupiter.
-Dobson was a monk and had a masters in chemistry...but more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dobson_%28amateur_astronomer%29
-TW, JW discussing working, testing mirrors at home.
-final eye check for the evening of Tim's 16” mirror with flashlight beam up to 8x loupe and side view to bright light source to the side.
-More Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27241501@N03/sets/72157633972763979/with/8971554853/
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