Jim Stevens had a homemade 18" dob with a diagonal that could be shifted
toward the mirror to facilitate a binocular viewer without necessity of a
transfer lens. I still remember a view of Omega Centauri on the meridian
through that bino rig at Vekol (west side of road). It appeared as if in 3D
and is one of the most amazing telescopic sights of my life. Those of there
were gasping. Jim is one of the nicest guys on the planet and basically
disappeared from the amateur astronomy scene after that Tony Ortega article.
He showed up a couple of years ago at a SAC meeting, but I never saw him again
at any of the telescope gatherings. Truly sad because in the end, all is
transient and all is vanity. When you're out doing visual observing, all that
counts is you and the universe.
Paul Knauth
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From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
behalf of Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2018 9:32:48 AM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Tom Bopp
Tom Bopp, co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp, passed away on January 5. I
have no more details, and don't know if there will be a service in Phoenix.
In 1996, Tony Ortega wrote this account of the story of Tom's discovery in
the "New Times."
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.phoenixnewtimes.com_news_a-2Dcosmic-2Dblunder-2D6423910&d=DwIFAg&c=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ&r&egEzLqvJMLrzRn_Nvwihgx5-NQa975HqU-ZRrDxY4&m=TBRnOGx2_NA8-eisBot94qY4liQFEBt1CA7VuZs0oL8&s=M-UpRtFA4ehSQa2f9nqtw_j11KQlV4vUg8VW0NB30dA&e
Tom
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