Re: Just posting from the Mt. Wilson Library

From: Paul S. Walsh (filmdos_at_nwlinkKillaSpammer.com)
Date: 06/12/04 

Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 12:01:42 -0700

Matthew - TIE user Paul Walsh (Delta Rehab, Snohomish, WA) here. saying
hello. That Iibrary is amazing isn't it?

When Valarie and I were there, we just kept scurrying to and fro, gawking at
the history laying quietly in the nooks and crannies. I did have the
presence of mind to take a couple of snapshots, as in:

http://www.nwlink.com/~filmdos/m111/images/Hubble1.gif

Even the telephone dial with the "Hilltop" prefix designation gave me a
laugh.

When we finally stepped outside, we saw a beautiful gray Tarantula. Must
have been 5 inches across.

Say Hi to Jimmy J. Norris if he's still around. He was our on-site giude
that night, teaching us how to rotate the dome for the incalling students.

An amazing night, a wonderous place to spend it.

-Paul S. Walsh

"Matthew Ota" <matthewota@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:40CB49D5.1000202@bigvalley.net...
> Amogst the dusty ol' books and newsletters. Opened a large cabinet full
> of large format prints of the entire Palomar Sky Survey. Quite old and
> quite archaic, with the Digital Sky Survey disks in circulation.
>
> Lots of old stuff here. Incredible.
>
> But nobody to shoot pool with this morning...
>
> So I now leave the observatory and go back down the mountain.
>
> Matthew Ota
> TIE 24" Cole Telescope Operator
>