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His theory of cosmology is controversial, but I can't think of anyone
alive who has done more for the hobby of telescope making. I would love to hear him talk more about telescope making and sidewalk astronomy, and less about cosmology, but this doesn't seem to be what he is interested in. I once heard him say that "Feynman almost got it right" - that takes a lot of chutzpah! Dennis |
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"Dennis Woos" wrote ... The forecast is looking more like it will be "Rain-afane 2008"....... I hope the forecast will be proven wrong.......I hope to see you there - stop by the Vermont Astronomical Society encampment which is up the hill behind the swap (swamp?!) tables. We have a sign out. Dennis, I'll stop in to the VAS location. I always set up in the northeast corner of the field just north of the bunkhouse (and south of the main observing field). Look for an Obsession 20 floating in a sea of mud..... Actually, over the past year I've seen a lot of poor star party forecasts turn out to be wrong. One year for Stellafane they even had flood watches out, but it turned out clear, but dewy and soggy, on Saturday night. The latest forecasts at least limit the rain to hit-or-miss afternoon thunderstorms, but still leave the nights cloudy. Year before last it was raining heavily at 4 pm and clear by dark on one night. We shall see...... George N |
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"Mark S. Holden" wrote
..... I wonder if John Dobson will be there? ........ Is he still planning to travel this year? Last I'd heard he was recovering from a stroke. I'm guessing Stellafane dropped lower on his priority list when the Springfield ATMS invited him to attend a couple of years ago, but told him he wouldn't be allowed to speak....... Yes he wasn't "on the program" for the past few years, but John is John, and last year he still managed to grab the mike for a while on Saturday night and gave a short 'speech' that started with the energy generated by dropping a marshmallow onto the surface of a neutron star and then inevitably ended up with his views on cosmology. He has not looked as healthy the past few years and I also heard the stroke story. Maybe for a surprise Dobson will show up at Stellafane with short black hair, an Astro-Physics refractor, and a "Big Bang is Best" t-shirt? Maybe I'll grab the mike this year and talk about the best beers to bring to a rainy star party! ......and now, off to pack for Stellafane 2008...... gotta remember both the beer and the bino-viewer!! George N |
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Mark S. Holden wrote:
jeff wrote: Dennis Woos wrote: Anybody going to Stellafane? My sons and I will be there, and are looking forward to another great weekend of amateur astronomy. It has been rain,rain,rain here in Vermont, but we are hopeful that we will have gotten the rain out of our system and that 8/1-8/3 will be wonderfully clear. Last year we didn't bring any optics, and spent our observing time looking through other's (mostly big) scopes. This was a useful reminder that big is often not better! This year, I am tempted to again roam the fields but spend more time observing with smaller and homemade scopes. The view through a great 6" is just fine by me. I wonder if John Dobson will be there? John will not be here this year. His east coast loop is later in the year. Is he still planning to travel this year? Last I'd heard he was recovering from a stroke. I'm guessing Stellafane dropped lower on his priority list when the Springfield ATMS invited him to attend a couple of years ago, but told him he wouldn't be allowed to speak. His theory of cosmology is controversial, but I can't think of anyone alive who has done more for the hobby of telescope making. John has always been welcomed, however, we declined the opportunity to have him as the keynote as he tends to wander into religion. That said he has always talked Friday afternoon, Saturday at the demos, and Saturday night before the keynote. He has been a welcome houseguest on several occasions and is an honorary member of the Springfield Telescope Makers. -- jeff |
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jeff wrote:
Mark S. Holden wrote: jeff wrote: Dennis Woos wrote: Anybody going to Stellafane? My sons and I will be there, and are looking forward to another great weekend of amateur astronomy. It has been rain,rain,rain here in Vermont, but we are hopeful that we will have gotten the rain out of our system and that 8/1-8/3 will be wonderfully clear. Last year we didn't bring any optics, and spent our observing time looking through other's (mostly big) scopes. This was a useful reminder that big is often not better! This year, I am tempted to again roam the fields but spend more time observing with smaller and homemade scopes. The view through a great 6" is just fine by me. I wonder if John Dobson will be there? John will not be here this year. His east coast loop is later in the year. Is he still planning to travel this year? Last I'd heard he was recovering from a stroke. I'm guessing Stellafane dropped lower on his priority list when the Springfield ATMS invited him to attend a couple of years ago, but told him he wouldn't be allowed to speak. His theory of cosmology is controversial, but I can't think of anyone alive who has done more for the hobby of telescope making. John has always been welcomed, however, we declined the opportunity to have him as the keynote as he tends to wander into religion. That said he has always talked Friday afternoon, Saturday at the demos, and Saturday night before the keynote. He has been a welcome houseguest on several occasions and is an honorary member of the Springfield Telescope Makers. That seems like a reasonable and plausible explanation. I understand he will be keynote at BFSP this year, so apparently his health has improved. |
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Mark S. Holden wrote:
jeff wrote: John has always been welcomed, however, we declined the opportunity to have him as the keynote as he tends to wander into religion. That said he has always talked Friday afternoon, Saturday at the demos, and Saturday night before the keynote. He has been a welcome houseguest on several occasions and is an honorary member of the Springfield Telescope Makers. That seems like a reasonable and plausible explanation. I understand he will be keynote at BFSP this year, so apparently his health has improved. Great news on his health and recovery! -- Clear skies, Jeff |
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