Re: Mark IV is Taking Pictures

["Michael Gutzwiller" <deepsky@fuse.net>]

Congrats Tom.

Let us see the images when you get a chance.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Droege <droege@wwa.com>
To: tass@wwa.com <tass@wwa.com>
Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 3:45 AM
Subject: Mark IV is Taking Pictures


>The Mark IV is taking pictures.  I came home from a dinner party to see
>clear skies.  So I turned everything on and it is now 2:30 AM and I am
>ready to quit.  Besides, I am about to be staring at the moon.
>
>I got a rough focus on both cameras.  One (I) will have to be adjusted as I
>cannot quite get it to focus with my limit setting.  At first the stars
>looks like little birds.  Gulls with their wings pointing N-S.  A few
>attemps at rotation of the whole mess narrowed down the spot size.  Lots to
>do, but mostly everything works.  There are the usual funny things to be
>investigated.  I also need another clear night to get the focus right.
>
>It is a good sign that the entire evening was spent taking measurements.
>i.e. nothing broke!  And the first night of operation too.
>
>Tom Droege
>
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