[Peyton-observing] [Outreach] Opening of the telescope tomorrow night

[Renee Hlozek]

hi Jim

The plan was not to go onto the roof - the AAAP will set up scopes on the
tarmac in front of Peyton.
It would still be good to use the telescope if we can though.

cheers
Renee


On 11 February 2014 09:58, Jegunn <jeg at astro.princeton.edu> wrote:

>
> Hi, both. I would propose that we NOT use the roof. Even if the stairs
> were cleaned (and that would not be easy--there is a lot of ice) the
> whole roof area is snow-covered, and I am sure there is an ice layer
> at the bottom. There is no problem with one or two people, but a number
> of people would trample down the snow and make the area very treacherous,
> I think.
>
> --jim
>
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2014, Gaspar Bakos wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>>
>> I noticed  that the roof and the stairs leading up to the roof are covered
>> in thick ice/snow. Is part of the outreach to go up to the roof?
>> If yes, it has to be cleaned.
>>
>> If you tell me where the snow-shovel is, I volunteer to spend 15 minutes
>> with the cleaning.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Gaspar
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:49 PM, Renee Hlozek <
>> rhlozek at astro.princeton.edu>
>> wrote:
>>       Hi observers
>> Would anyone be able to help with some observing tomorrow night?
>> I think it would be great to have the dome open in conjunction with
>> the telescopes that will be on hand from the AAAP.
>>
>> I'll be there at the event, but it would be great if someone was able
>> to host some people upstairs, even for only a short time.
>>
>> Let me know if anyone is willing/able.
>>
>> thanks!
>> Renée
>>
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