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8:00 PM
- Call to order and introduction of tonight's program: |
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Speaker: |
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Phil Creed
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Presentation: |
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Ocularology -
Historical and Modern Eyepiece Designs |
Click the
small thumbnails for larger images. |
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"The eyepiece is half the telescope, so
use a good one". Those are the words of eyepiece designer extraordinaire
Al Nagler, and the eyepiece choices available to today's amateur
astronomer are bewildering compared to just a few generations ago.
"Ocularology" will cover the basics of eyepiece design, what to look for
when selecting an eyepiece, and the progression of eyepiece designs from
the beginning of the telescope all the way through modern times.
Supplemental handouts detailing popular eyepiece lines will be
distributed after the presentation to help in one's next - or
first - eyepiece selection. |
Phil,
with his eye to the eyepiece of
a specially filtered solar telescope |
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About our speaker: |
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Phil Creed is a lifelong amateur
astronomer from Stark County, and a 1997 graduate of The University of
Akron. He has observed over fifty comets but his main level of expertise
is in visual deep-sky observing, particularly in remote locations
further south in Ohio and West Virginia. Phil has had articles on sky
transparency and weather's effect on astronomy published in "Sky &
Telescope" magazine. |
Phil with a very
seldom seen serious look. Usually he's wearing a smile ear to ear. |
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A
small sample of the vast array of currently available eyepieces for amateur astronomy!
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Special note: |
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Bring your
favorite eyepiece and/or odd eyepiece to the meeting for our Show 'n
Tell portion of the presentation followed by a Swap 'n Shop event.
This is going to be lots of fun, so bring items to sell or cash to buy
or both!
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"Eyepiece Information Handout" Phil provided us at the meeting:
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Click here for
Microsoft WORD document
Click here for same,
but in an Adobe PDF file
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9:00 PM - Brief coffee-break
/ discussion time |
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9:15 PM - Business meeting
to be called to order and will include the following: |
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● Treasurer's Report |
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● Observatory Director's Report |
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● Calls for observations |
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● New Business |
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