Re: Refurbishing Observatory...surprise !!

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From: MAYTAG CHRISTOPHER PRAY
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:29

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In article <142024.2B5E061C@paranet.FIDONET.ORG> Mike.Ditto@p0.f240.n104.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mike Ditto) writes:
>ruin a great piece of history!!  If you would like a PROFESSIONAL cleaning, 
>please feel free to send the optics to me PROTECTED AND INSURED to the 
>Denver Museum of Natural History, Gates Planetarium.  2001 Colorado Blvd. 
>Denver, CO 80205.  The staff astronomers and opticians would DIE to be able 
>to help you out on this wonderful project!
>
>Jamie!  Please netmail me at mike.ditto@f104.n240.z1.fidonet.org.  Thanks!!

This is the kind of story that makes my head spin...imagine finding such an
instrument! Ack! I wonder what the condition of the optics is currently...could
be fantastic if the instrument had been taken care of before the observatory was
closed. Wow...Mike - I live in Boulder...if you need any help (or just an interested
observer, mail me! <G>

-Chris

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