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

[Jegunn]

No reason not to use the telescope ;-)).

--j

On Tue, 11 Feb 2014, Renee Hlozek wrote:

> 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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