New Mount for TOM

[Tom Droege <tdroege@veriomail.com>]

I have  been frustrated by TOM being able only to look at a few degrees of 
sky.  While it is possible with TOM to follow a star for several hours, I 
have not been able to do it because there are things in the way of TOM's 
view.  I finally realized that I could put TOM on slides and just slide it 
out the double door of the tower.  I ordered a pair of heavy duty slides 
today.  This will solve one other problem.  I will now be able to mount it 
at a convenient height instead of sitting it on the floor of the 
tower.   It is really painful for me to work on the floor.

With this configuration, TOM should be able to see between the equator and 
the zenith or a little beyond.  It will also be able see as far as the 
tracking works.  I can then test to see how far the tracking actually will 
work instead of measuring the arc and quoting computations.

Tom Droege