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Subject: [M]: Re: [OT] Ideal Guest/Star Party Concrete Pads?
From: Al
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sat Aug 12 10:09:01 2000

While you're here, how about checking out the Astronomy Book List ?

A very nice and useful addition would be an arrow pointing North.

Al
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Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:11 AM
Subject: [M]: [OT] Ideal Guest/Star Party Concrete Pads?


> If one is going to build, let's say, a number of permanent telescope
concrete pads for regular star
> parties or for an amateur astronomy group, what's an ideal size and
arrangement. Part of the idea is
> to keep dust off the scopes and equipment as people walk around. Scopes
could range from 4" EXTs to
> 20-30" Dobs. My initial guess is5 foot by 5 foot concrete pads 4 inches
thick. Maybe thicker is
> better just to prevent the possibility of cracking. Other than electricity
maybe there's some
> special feature that should be on the pad. Thoughts?
>
>
>



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