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BRAS Telescope
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:29 pm
by Wabi Sabi
The Black Rock Astronomical Society is bringing a telescope to the playa! We've joined forces with the Black Rock Observatory to bring a Dobsonian telescope with a 20" aperture out to BRC so those wandering away from the lights of the esplanade can peek in and view the stars.... or planets.... or nebulas... or a space ship.... oh wait, that was last year.
What we need to find among you hippies, furries, techies and pyros are people who work in a related field and want to participate with the BRAS and BRO's efforts by giving a lecture or presentation on telescopes or the cosmos. If you know a super smart human capable of this please let us know!
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:07 am
by Wabi Sabi
Check out our facebook page... more details coming soon!
https://www.facebook.com/BlackRockAstronomicalSociety
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:27 am
by shLong
I was gonna say to post your Facebook address, but I see you already did.
I think it's a stellar (no pun) idea.
I LIKED you guys a few days ago.
Look forward to hearing more and seeing you on the playa.
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:33 am
by trilobyte
You may also care to use the
Spark collaboration tool.
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:52 am
by Wabi Sabi
Thanks for the link! I'm going to check it out later
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:10 pm
by Wabi Sabi
We're putting the word out for volunteers!
We need a welder or metal worker with sheet metal tools and a CNC machine who can assist us in building critically important components of the telescope who is local to the metropolitan New York area or within driving distance. If you are someone like this or know someone like this please contact me
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:52 pm
by Wabi Sabi
I'm putting out a call for a winch. Does anyone in the NY area have one we can borrow to experiment with? We're looking for something similar to this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive ... 20provided
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:02 pm
by FIGJAM
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:24 am
by Wabi Sabi
It actually looks like we really need an electrical one for our tests. Thanks though!
Re: BRAS Telescope
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 2:58 pm
by Wabi Sabi
hello good people of eplaya! The list of things we need to start preparing for playa is growing! In addition to the electric winch and an 8ft ladder needed in ny for this weekend, we also need someone who can help us fundraise and work with us on our Kickstarter! ummm, that's not necessarily needed by this weekend but the sooner the better! Let us know if you are that person!