Wow, what a session we had last Saturday (7/19/14)! Charlie, Eric, Jay, Larry, Mike and Tony (seems like I'm missing someone, if so, I'm sorry) were present. Larry brought an Orion parallelogram bino mount which had been giving him troubles. We were able to get the binos balanced properly, and shimmed up an eyecup so that it would stop falling off. The setup will serve him well now as he observes the wonders of the universe. Eric continued work on his 8" Orion upgrade by flocking the tube, adding washers to the secondary hub, and assembling a newly arrived mount package that gives far superior scope motions than the original. Jay brought and set up his brand new 17.5 inch truss dob. We spent time adjusting a few minor things and Jay worked on getting the scope collimated. As anyone who has done it, this is no small task with a new scope (squaring the focuser, centering the secondary, then the normal secondary/primary collimation). I heard that it gave very nice views that evening during an observing session. Mike informed us that he was going to tackle recoating the secondary and primary of his 70" monster. Can you imaging that?! Silvering not only a 29" mirror, but a 70" also. He expected it to take the entire night. Have not heard how it went, but I'm hoping that it was successful. I, for one, had a great time and I believe the other attendees did as well! Mat This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation