FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Farewell to Andrew Cooper!

[AJ Crayon <acrayon@xxxxxxx>]

Andrew, this is a double edged situation for me.  First I'm sorry to see you go 
and you will be missed and not just at the AAMM's.  Thanks for the reference it 
is really appreciated.  Second, you just can't hold a good man down and I'm 
happy to see you have landed such an exciting position.  I wish you the very 
best of luck and ask that you please keep us informed.  Actually it will make 
us envious, in a good natured way.

Don't know who will be at the AAMM to take your place but I believe Carter will 
be able to handle it because of your capable, willing and great assistance.

Take care my friend, best of luck, clear skies and don't worry about rubbing it 
in,
aj

---- Andrew Goodwin <a.goodwin1@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Andrew Cooper wrote:
> > OK, you had to go and steal my thunder!  The grapevine around here is 
> > quite impressive if the news has reached up your way already.  I was 
> > composing an announcement to put on the group, but it was proving 
> > difficult to come up with anything that didn't sound like I was rubbing 
> > it in too hard.
> >
> > Yes I will be leaving shortly for Waimea and a job on the mountain with 
> > the interferometry team at Keck.  Working in the basement between the 
> > two scopes.  The system is VERY complex and will take a fair bit of 
> > learning.  Look in this month's issue of S&T for a good description of 
> > the system, the Keck setup is quite similar to the CHARA setup in the 
> > article, but currently only two dimensional.  But the OHANA system is 
> > coming and I hope to work on it.
> >
> > Aperture fever?  How about 10m?  83m if both scopes are used in 
> > interferometry mode.  Most of the time I will be day shift, but there 
> > will be occasional nighttime engineering runs.  Long days on the 
> > mountain, typically 10-12 hours from catching the shuttle in the morning 
> > to getting back down, but it is a four on/three off week to compensate.  
> > The pay is decent, but I will be living poorer with the cost of living 
> > over there.  Looking forward to it, but a great deal of work to be done 
> > over the next few weeks to have everything ready to go.  I am looking 
> > forward to one last Arizona observing session come the next new Moon!!
> >
> > The website will remain, but I may have to find someone else to cover 
> > the SE Arizona observing sites section as I will be unable to check the 
> > information and keep it current.  My e-mail will also continue as the 
> > pobox address has nothing to do with my actual ISP which will change.  I 
> > am going to miss all of you guys and the big star parties, in particular 
> > Messier Marathon!
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> >
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