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["Dan Heim" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott,

You probably aren't aware of this, but Keith Parizek (ex-member of PAS) was
also impressed with Tombaugh's blink comparator.  So much so that he
actually built one for his own use.  Last time I visited him at his new home
out near the McDowells, he still had it.  Might be interested in selling it.
Still, it seems a step backwards from what we can do on a computer these
days.

Dan Heim
President
Desert Foothills Astronomy Club
http://www.dfacaz.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Loucks, Scott" <LoucksScott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: az-observing Digest V7 #250


> Brian,
> Thank you for posting the blink comparator image. I was drawn to this
> devise myself while visiting Lowell but didn't have a camera at the
> time. Being a small body enthusiast I have a great fascination in this
> devise. At the time of my visit the machine was operational and blinking
> the actual Pluto discovery frames. The clicking sound could be heard
> from every corner of the room - don't ask how I know that ..lol. The
> exhibit was definitely the high point of my visit. My kids were not so
> impressed though and they see dad blinking frames on the computer so how
> could this be any different..? You know thinking about this, it really
> is the same process just modernized. Still, I like Tombaugh's machine
> much better.. ;-)
>
> -Scott
> =20
> > Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:38:16 -0700 (MST)
> > From: Brian Skiff <bas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: New Horizons meeting at Lowell
> >=20
> >      Over the weekend, Will Grundy and others at Lowell hosted a
> > team meeting for the New Horizons spacecraft (heading to Pluto).
> > Many of the members had not been to Lowell before, so were taken in
> > by Clyde Tombaugh's blink comparator and the Pluto Camera.
> > Some photos by participant Joe Peterson are here:
> >=20
> > http://www.skyrush.com/nhstm2007/
> >=20
> > Good shots of the Pluto Camera, Clark telescope, martini drinkers,
> > a rainbow, and other snippets of our mountain town.
> >=20
> >=20
> > \Brian
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