I just checked the August, 1980 issue of Sky and Telescope for the annual RTMC writeup... No photo of Maynard Clark, but there was one of Chris Schur and his original "hubcap" all-sky camera...
Cheers, Gene (17250) Gene A Lucas wrote:
Greetings,Maynard and Jeannie Clark were regular SAC members for some years, living in the Sedona area. They were very gracious and kind and invited the club members up for a "dark skies" star party at their home every year... They had an attractive, custom-designed residence in the residential area south of Sedona, just north of Bell Rock, right up against the fence next to the reservation, and close to some of the red cliffs in a beautiful setting.Maynard was a retired machinist from California aerospace, and had a hobby machine shop in his garage, and enjoyed tinkering with his lathe and so forth. I believe the telescope and mounting you are referring to was crafted and customized by Maynard.He won a Merit Award at RTMC in 1980 for his workmanship on this scope. http://www.rtmcastronomyexpo.org/archives/1980.html (Sorry I don't have a photo... perhaps in Sky & Telescope, 1980...)Maynard evidently started with basic parts from a Cave GEM mount, and "improved" and added accessories as he went along... described in some detail in the Cloudy Nights thread, with photos of the scope and accessories...Jeannie was active in the Girl Scouts here in the Valley. After Maynard passed away, she moved back to California to live with relatives.Gene Lucas (17250) and Spencer, Darrell wrote:Folks,I'm hoping some longtime members can help here. There's a current thread going on over on Cloudy Nights Classics forum "A Mystery Scope". Just today, it was learned that the scope was built by a SAC member from long ago who passed away in 1990 - Maynard Clark.Could you shed any light on a marvelous 8" f8 he ATM'ed? A CN member from Tucson has acquired it and is now restoring it. It really is a special telescope and was finely crafted. Here's the thread: http://tiny.cc/8m3Jq Please either contribute directly to the thread or I'd be glad to relay any comments/memories folks might have. Thanks,Darrell SpencerThis communication, including any attachments, may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential or legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not a named addressee, you are hereby notified that you are not authorized to read, print, retain a copy of or disseminate any portion of this communication without the consent of the sender and that doing so may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender via return e-mail and delete it from your system.
