Astronomy Equipment for the Discovery Museum

[Steve Schacht]

Hi all,

Joe Lounge, a Durango resident, is doing some work for the Discovery
Museum. He is seeking input on the purchase of some astronomical
equipment for the Solar Roller mobile exhibit. Here's a copy of a
message he sent...

> I am working on a grant funded project for the Durango Discovery
> Museum. The grant calls for a sun scope as well as a telescope with
> NTSC video output. I am a novice regarding this topic. Judging by
> the recent BaseCamp posts you are knowledgeable. Can you advise me?
>
> The unit(s) will be included with a media cart (with large flat
> screen monitor) traveling with the Solar Roller. It is expected
> that the Solar Roller will be deployed almost exclusively during the
> daytime – so telescope use may be minimal. As the “Solar” Roller,
> real-time attention to the science of the sun is a high priority.
> Safety is of course always the highest priority.
>
> The following is a candidate set that I found on-line. Any
> feedback would be appreciated.
>
> Coronado PST - Personal Solar Telescope 1A Bandwidth - $499
> http://www.telescopes.com/telescope-accessories/general-accessories/coronadopstpersonalsolartelescope1abandwidth.cfm
>
> Astrovid CCD Video - Color PlanetCam™ - $395
> http://www.astrovid.com/prod_details.php?pid=14
> --
> Thanks,
> Joe

If you can offer any input or assistance, please reply and I'll send
you Joe's email so that you can correspond with him directly. I have
pointed him to Dave Miller as well.

(I would have included Joe's email in this message, but I'm not sure
if email addresses are removed or obfuscated through this group's Web
interface, and I don't want to be the reason he starts to get spam
email.)

Anyway, thanks for any assistance you can provide.

-Steve

[Charles Hakes]

That looks like a good combination for what requirements are
described. And you were right, Dave Miller is the one to talk to.

Charlie

[Gregg Senne]

Hi, Isn't NTSC obsolete? -GS

[Dick White]

I would suggest contacting the folks who are developing the Mobile
Astrophysical Laboratory (http://mobileastrolab.org/). I think that the
Discovery Museum already has contacts with them, but the mobile educational
facility and instrument concept are similar to the Discovery Museum effort.
Whether or not they have included solar observing capability, I'm not sure,
but it's a potentially useful information source.

Dick White

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Schacht" <sho...@gmail.com>
To: <Four-Corner...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 1:43 PM
Subject: [Four-Corners-Stargazers] Astronomy Equipment for the Discovery
Museum