RE: TASS Cameras and rain.

[petemanly@BIX.com]

>What about the Mk IV?  What is the plan with reguard to rain?

     I have a simple and reliable rain detector which I adapted for use with
the AutoScope installations. It may take a little digging in old files but
does anybody want the design?

>You need to know
>the weather at the remote location before yu open the roof.

     I also have a cloud detector and designs for interfaces for temperature,
pressure and wind velocity. These were all intended for use by a non-attended
remote automatic observing station in which the computer made the decision
to observe or not. I also have access to a slightly more expensive dust
detector for those who live in areas prone to dust storms. I have not tried
the rain detector (which also detects dew) on snow, as this phenomenon is 
rather scarce where I live in the Sonoran Desert. -Pete-
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