[SJAAboard] Cave telescope is a NO-GO

[Rich N]

Thanks for checking, Lee.

Rich


> Hi all,
> ???? While I was in Berkeley this weekend I called the phone number of the person with the Cave 10" telescope.? The number 
> turned out to be the friend of the donor.? Apparently the donor was going to donate the telescope because the area where it was 
> stored had a roof leak and the owner intended to donate it because he was afraid it would suffer damage.? I was told a roofer 
> promised to fix the roof right away.? Hearing this the owner decided to keep the telescope.? Anyway it didn't happen.
> ????????????????????????????? Lee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Hawley (SJAA) <sjaa at robhawley.net>
> To: 'Business list for SJAA board of directors' <sjaaboard at sjaa.net>
> Sent: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 9:25 am
> Subject: Re: [SJAAboard] Loaner program: 18" mirror + #28
>
>
>
> Albert and I exchanged some email this morning. We are in sync with regards
> to what he is doing.  He will send the mirror to be tested (at my expense).
> Per the vote in at the December meeting if the mirror is worse than 1/4 wave
> then the board will spend up to $500 to refigure it.
>
> I believe existing votes give you permission to discard the carcass.
>
> The only storage we have is what members provide. We probably should have
> tried to sell the parts during the swap.  The next opportunity would be the
> auction.  I don't personally object to your selling them via astromart or
> using the local maillists.
>
>
> Rob Hawley
>
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