canopus@amdahl.UUCP (Frank Dibbell) (04/30/85)
------- FREMONT PEAK OBSERVATORY UPDATE -------
As requested, here is the latest goings-on with the Fremont Peak
Observatory Association:
Another (administrative) hurdle has been overcome... The State
has approved all our paperwork for tax-exempt status!
The 30 inch is coming along nicely! Kevin finished the tank for
the vacuum chamber, and should be ready to coat the optics shortly.
We lined up a volunteer to do the welding on the declination
housing. It is exciting to watch this scope, which stands twelve
feet tall, nearing completion!
We have contracted with an architect to draw up the design of the
30 inch telescope building. This building will be roughly 20 feet
by 20 feet square, with a roll-off roof. We will then have a few
more administrative things to do, but it looks pretty good for a
late June date for beginning of construction.
Membership cards are in, and we expect to start publishing our
newsletter in June.
The next FPOA Board Meeting will be held on Saturday, May 18th, at
Fremont Peak. If you wish to find out more about our association,
and will be in the area, please feel free to drop by and talk with
the Association officers. Since this posting will also be going
outside the S.F. Bay Area: if you wish more info on the association,
please e-mail me a request, and I will send you our standard
propaganda sheet! [Also, give me a UUCP address with which to
e-mail the info back. If not practical, give me a USMAIL address,
and I'll send you hardcopy]
Clear Skies,
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Frank Dibbell (408-746-6493) {whatever}!amdahl!canopus
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