[pasmembers] Re: Scope Rentals?
- From: Alex Vrenios <axv@xxxxxxx>
- To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 15:45:18 -0700
If she joins PAS for the year she'll pay $25, which would allow her to "borrow"
a scope. That membership fee is just about what I would expect to pay for a
rental scope for a few days.
Alex
On Oct 2, 2014, at 10:36 AM, Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Leah (input to your question, not aimed at you, but in response to your
> question and written for the group to read),
>
> When we (a couple of the members and myself) did research to find out if
> anyone in the Phoenix area, or the USA rented scopes to people, we found that
> only one place back east did scope rentals to people not in their club.
>
> PAS has scopes to borrow, but you have to be a PAS Member to do so, and right
> now, they may not be ready to borrow, as Bruce is still doing repairs on some
> of them. Soon as they are ready, members can borrow the scopes, or sets of
> eyepieces at no cost.
>
> However, the idea to go out and do a star party with this gal, is ok, but if
> it is a private showing, meaning her and the scope person, that has a fee
> attached. No freebees. And for that, she should go through me to set it up.
>
> The other idea is to have her attend, for free, any public event we have
> coming up around the date she is in town.
>
> If anyone in the club wants to lend out their scope, still go through me,
> because the booking doc is your agreement with Judy, that she will pay you
> for the use of your scope. Plus, that way there is insurance (liability) just
> in case. It doesn't replace your scope, though, so if you lend out your
> scope, even with pay involved, you have to put up with someone who might
> break something on the scope and PAS insurance doesn't cover that.
>
> Personally, no one touches my scope. But, i'd be willing to rent myself out,
> with a scope, to take her on a night tour, for $$$. As would a few of you.
>
> Leah, you can share the above ideas with Judy. And if she wants to borrow
> someone to give her a night sky tour, have her contact me to set it up. : ) I
> won't be the one doing it, probably Eric or someone else with a larger scope,
> so she really gets her money worth. But I will need a booking doc from her.
> And the fee, if you want to let her know is $150 for 2 hours.
>
> I read above that she wants to go camping with your scope, should you lend
> her a scope. That worries me. So much can happen with camping and that could
> mean leaving the scope out over night at the location and not covering it in
> the daytime, etc... there are all sorts of factors that "I" will not lend my
> scope for.
>
> Just my thoughts on this. And some of us do not have insurance on our
> equipment, should something happen to it. I'd be sure it is insured, because
> if you don't have your equipment, you can't do events for / with PAS until
> you can afford to replace it.
>
> Have a super day, Leah, and everyone reading this!
> Terri
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:39 PM, LPhxAZ <lphxaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> does anyone have any suggestions for Judy? (see message below)
>
> I don't know if there are any scopes for rent, but maybe someone would like
> to go out observing with her, and bring a scope.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Judy Wokoun
> To: Astronomy-Questions@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 6:19 PM
> Subject: Scope Rentals?
>
> Good evening.
>
> I'm a part of the Seattle Astronomical Society in Seattle, WA and I have a
> trip to Phoenix planned around the new moon in April. I don't trust the
> airlines at all to handle my scope so I was wondering if there are any places
> in the area, or possibly even your organization, that rent out scopes for a
> few days? I plan on camping for a few of the days that I'm there to do some
> general observing and would love to have a scope as opposed to just
> binoculars.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you!
> Judy
>
>
>
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