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| » | INTEGRAL_SPIACS trigger 5506-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-25T09:05:16 UT. Location RA 0.1193 Dec 0.0518 (J2000) |
| » | SWIFT_XRT_Position trigger 350311-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-24T14:45:29 UT. Location RA 189.52 Dec 16.836 (J2000) uncer ... |
| » | SWIFT_UVOT_Darkburst trigger 350311-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-24T14:30:48 UT. Location RA 189.52 Dec 16.843 (J2000) |
| » | SWIFT_UVOT_Darkburst_proc trigger 350311-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-24T14:30:48 UT. Location RA 189.52 Dec 16.843 (J2000) |
| » | SWIFT_UVOT_Findchart trigger 350311-0
Possible GRB The event time is 2009-04-24T14:29:28 UT. Location RA 189.52 Dec 16.843 (J2000) |
Date published: not known
![]() | North 43o 54' 57" West 78o 34' 59" 95m ASL MPC Observatory Code H61 Global Telescope Network Partner GTN-33 |
Early Days - First Observatory
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| My first observatory was an "open air" type. This image is from an article in the March 1975 Sky & Telescope Magazine. The article describes the sack as made from canvas. My design included six brass grommets around the opening. After placing the sack over the pier, a chain was threaded through the grommets, and the opening chinches under a flange at the bottom of my pier. A small lock then prevented the sack from being taken off by "unauthorized" persons. I used this set-up for my 6" Dynascope that I owned between 1975 an 1978, and for my 8" Dynamax SCT that I owned between 1978 and 1981. The Dynamax then got a real dome for a home in 1981 until 1996, when I upgraded to a 12" LX200. |

