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March 199O
Volume VI No.
President's Message
Remember that little box on the membership application that said, "Do you want to be in
the FPOA Directory?" For literally years we
have been promising to distribute a directory to
the FPOA membership (if you checked "No"
your name wi I not appear in the di rectory). Well,
at long last, I am happy to say that the official
1990 edition of the FPOA Membership Directory
is included in this quarter's Observer. As usual,
errors and corrections should be sent to the
Executive Secretary, Ranger Rick Morales. lf
you decide you don't wish to be in the Directory
in the future, please let Rick know that as well.
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As mentioned in the Decem ber Obs;eruer,
April 28th is the day the FPOA will celebrate
Astronomy Day. We plan on putting on a "really
big show" at the Peak. Association member
John Briggs will be giving an entertaining talk on
the Venezuelan Mountaintop Observatory.
Refreshments will also be provided.
Have you been thinking about subscribing
to Astronomy magazine, or any of its sister
publications put out by Kalmbach Publishing?
The FPOA has special subscription flyers
(available March 24th at the Observatory) that
give the FPOA a credit for each new subscription received. A rather painless way for us to
raise funds!
And speaking of funds, our h-alpha fund
nowcontains $1,300.00. This is over half wayto
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our goal of $2,400.00. This money will be used
to give the FPOA a solar observing capability.
(Donations can be made directly to this fund, by
the way).
On a different note, it's not too early to
think about becoming politically involved in the
FPOA. Our annual election will be held August
18th this year. All you need to do is show up to
a Board Meeting and introduce yourself. Our
Board Meetings are open to the membership,
and are normally held in the Observatory Meeting Room. See the Calendar for dates and
times"
-Frank Dibbell
Fluorite Fever
Have you been infected with Fluorite
Fever? Several members of the FPOA own
fluorite refractors and have confessed, albeit
anonymously, to exhibiting the symptoms of this
malady. This "public service" message is provided foryour benefit; beware the warning signs
of Fluorite Fever:
WABNfNG SIGN NO.
t:
A friend or associate gets
one. You develop a passing interest in something you once associated with department store
telescope buyers: spendthrifts and rookie
amateurs with money to burn. You find yourself
saying things like: "Kevin has this new fluorite,
says it's revolutionized his observing for life!"
begin to subscribe to
obscure publications with names like Deep Sky
Divino, Dobsonian Quafterly, Better Homes and
Obseruatories, Sky & Smog, in which afticles
are few and advertisements are many' You find
you rself readi ng these magazines du ri ng meals,
at church, while entertaining important guests
and during the birth of your first child. You bore
your{riends with exclamations of "Wow! Look at
this great article on differential atmospheric
refractionl"
WARNING SIGN NO. Z'. You
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l,Jnpredictable behavior
wABNING slcN No.
owners af those "other"
and
towardsthe makers
refractortelescopes. You begin to cast scornful
looks at owners of triplet refractors at star par-
ties. You engage in long distance telephone
WARNING SIGN NO.
z: Lust for a second fluorite'
"But I need a 6-inch fluorite to take to the '91
eclipse!" (Referalsoto warning signs 1 through
6).
wARNINGslcN No. a: Frustration and Reiection'
Also, the inability to cope with the fact that Jack
can take a 1O-cent piece of cardboard, make a
5-inch apefture stop for his home-built 17-inch
Nevvtonian, and equalthe resolution and colorf ree performance of an $8,000.00 5-inch fluorite
refractor!
-John Gleason
(Ed Note: I am always looking for contributions
from the FPOA membership for publication. lt
you have something, don't be shy! Send it in and
we'll publish it!)
arguments about the virlues of fluorite with the
makers of SureFire refractors. "What fools
these mortals be" you muse, "The fluorite is
clearly a superior instrument; there is absolutely
no truth to the rumor that the fluorite objective
will melt in heavy dewing...".
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4:
Gradual but noticeably
perceptible shift in linguistic orientation You
{ind yourself able to speak only in product names
and numbers. "Tonight we have the FC-125 on
the Parsec-12, mated to a DDC and an NGCMAX. The Quintuple Turret Revolveris supporting the Hl-Or 2.8mm and Hl-Or 4mm multicoated, high eyepoint eyepieces... . Yep, that'll
do it."
wARNING stcN No.
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6: lncreaSing withdrawaland
isolation from others. Your absence from club
WARNING SIGN NO.
meetings and star parties has become increasingly noticeable. You refuse to answer the
phone or return calls; you've become a real
astro-snob.
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FPOA Calendar of Events
Mar 24
FPOA Board Meeting
Apr
FPOA Board Meeting
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No.5: Creative budget strategy.
Your hand calculater has gone through several
sets of batteries from constant use. "Hmmm, i{
I sell the C8, C14, the Questar, the Porsche,
take out a second mortgage and fast for seven
days out of each month, I can afford the new
Takahashi FC-160 {/11 !"
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Apr 28
Astronomy Day Program
May 19
FPOA Board Meeting
Public Program
Jun 2
Public Program
NOTE: Board meetings are oPen to the
membership, and begin at 3PM in the Observatory Meeting Room.
lf you want to lend a hand lor a public
call Rick Morales at 408-623-4255.
From The Log...
June 25
Opened observatory at dusk. I can't believe itl
The weather is warm: 66 degrees F., no wind,
and some fog covering Salinas Valley. Looks
like it will be a pleasant night for a change. lt's
about time we get some decent observing
weather. I hope the rest of the summer and fall
are this good. Observed M80, M83, Abell 51,
Abell 65, NGC4244, 4631 andcompanion, M51,
M97, M57 (central star bright). Tried forAbell 66
and 71 but no luck. Viewed M1 and 78, plus lots
of little faint galaxies, go out of your way to
observe NGC6B88, 7008, and all of the Veil
complex, at medium to high power and an O lll
filter they are indescribable, so much structure
in the Veil, filaments going through the field
every which way. Haunting how this supernova
remnant shows so much detail. Drive does
seem to drift a little. Obtained some decent
views of Saturn by closing three shutters on the
primary (Encke's Division clear!). Mimas and
Enceladus were visible. Neptune and Triton
were great. What a pretty aqua blue-tortoise
color to the planet. Closed at 2AM.
-Robert Toebe
Additionally, we have shaft encoders for
the 30-inch. Once brackets have been built,
they can be installed on the axes of the scope.
Right now, we are looking for a donation of an
"AT-clone", a 286-based computer that we can
adapt to the scope to run a star chart program.
lf anyone out there has any contacts...
Moved Recently...?
Let us know your new address. Send in a
change of address form (available at your local
post office), or call Rick Morales and give him
the information over the phone.
FPOA Offlcers and Dtrectors
Prceldent Frank Dibb€U (4OB) 974-7319
Vlcc Pres. Dave Ambrose (4O8) 449-1778
Erec.
Sccry
Tleasurer
Rick
Denni
Morales
{4O8) 623-4255
Medlock (415) 6il-6796
Directore:
Carlson
Gleason
Kevin Medlock
Bob Fingerhut
Charlie
John
Scope News
(4O8) 923-7592
(4151 792-8248
(415) 6g-6796
(4OB) 263-,1455
Donn Mukensnable (4O8) 923-5244
We are targeting March 24th as the date
for re-installing the 3O-inch mirror. As you may
or may not know, the mirror was suffering from
a degree of astigmatism due to inadequate
support provided by the old cell. Kevin has
constructed a new cell which should provide
much better support. This new cell required a
six-inch hole to be cut out from the center of the
mirror" The mirror was sucessfully cored, the
new cell has been built, and the mirror is now
undergoing testing in its new support. A new
secondary mirror suppoft has been built, too.
The Flemont Pe'rrk Obseruerls published quarterly, and is the official publication of the Fremont
Peak Observatory Associatjon. The AssociaUon is
a tax-exempt, not for proftt organization dedicated
to providing public education and interpretive services in Astronomy using the resources available
at Fremont Peak State Park.
Basic membership in the Association is $10.0O
p€r year, plus a one-time $lO.OO iniUation fee.
Membership runs for the calendar yean there is
no pro-rationing of dues. For more iraformation,
write to:
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