[SJAAboard] Astrola 10" telescope available as donation

[Gary Mitchell]

Rob Hawley (SJAA) wrote:
> As I have said before.  I am fine with the club accepting donations as long
> as someone other than me provides the storage.  I am even willing to make
> the contacts as long as the scope has a temporary home. 
> 
> Accepting it into the loaner program is a different discussion.  If it seems
> interesting to the loaner program then I am more willing to step forward as
> the volunteer.  If we go ahead with this donation we can make that decision
> later.
> 
> 
> Someone posts a message that begins "I volunteer to store the donation" then
> we can talk further on how to proceed.

If the club intends to sell it at the auction and we just need temporary
storage until then, and if it's not too big, I might be able to store it.
How big is it?  Let me put it this way: would it fit in the back seat of
a Ford Taurus?

Gary