[meteorite-list] RIP - Donald C. Parker, 1939-2015
Bernd V. Pauli
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Mon Feb 23 16:54:47 EST 2015
Hello all,
=> A planetary imaging pioneer passed away in Miami, Florida.
"He built several telescopes during the 1950s, including an 8-inch
f/7.5 Newtonian reflector that was featured in the November 1957
issue of Sky & Telescope."
Excerpts:
A versatile observing setup with an 8-inch reflector:
Don Parker finds that an old oil drum
makes a convenient
observing chair for lunar and planetary observing.
Before the Parker telescope can be covered with its compact-fitting
plywood shelter, the tube must be turned into the meridian and pointed
to the north pole of the sky.
Bernd
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