What about a stripped-out bus? ;-) You know, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Mike bequeaths the telescope to SLAS or a similar outreach-oriented organization when the time comes. Something for the next generation of SLAS to think about. Stay on good terms with Mike. A gentleman on Cloudy Nights generously sent me a 100mm eyepiece in a 4" barrel, to give to Mike for FREE, which I did Sunday morning. He about squealed with delight when I handed it to him. He knows the exit pupil will be too large for the 70", but it has possibilities as a very wide-field, low-power finder eyepiece. BTW, thanks to Jay's blog, SPACE.COM is interested in doing a piece on Mike and his scope, so stay tuned for that! And kudos to Jay for having his blog read by the managing editor of SPACE.COM! On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com>wrote:
I don't think SLAS should put up a building just to house anyone's private scope. My 2 cents' worth. -- Joe