Re: Griffith Observatory visit and photos

That Tesla Coil is really cool. I wonder how difficult it is to build one.
Has anyone here built one?

Jim Dubya

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On Jun 29, 9:36 am, "Florian" <s...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My wife and i made a day trip to Los Angeles yesterday to visit the
Griffith Observatory. I've posted some photos here...

http://fboyd.org/sets/72157600551232451/detail/

Also a video of the Tesla coil being demonstrated by an energetic
docent...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6242756627767789228

There are also some pictures from Travel Town but i know some members of
SAA are into trains as well! ;-)

.Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.

Thank you for the video,the young lady is an excellet guide. I work @
Griffith also as the operator of the Zeiss 12" refractor on the
roof.
http://www.angelfire.com/space2/robertspellman/observatory.html
I am in the left had image @ the bottom of the page,my partner Kirk is
on the right he has been @ Griffith for 26yrs and also operates the
60" & 100" telescopes @ Mt. Wilson.. The images in the dome were taken
just prior to opening as we were bringing the instrument back to life
after being mothballed for 4 yrs. Robert



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