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Telescopes and
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Neil is a
student member
of the Denver
Astronomical
Society
and a Senior at
Clear Creek High
School. |
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Neil
Pearson |
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Main
Telescope(s):
Left: 6"
f/8 Dob,
rebuilt
scope
from the
DAS
auction
with new
OTA and
improved
base.
The tube
is
covered
with a
USGS
Viking
Mars
Map.
Right:
8" f/6
Newtonian
- Neil
ground
and
figured
the
mirror
during
2005-6
at the
DAS ATM
class in
Chamberlin
Observatory.
Neil
refurbished
the GEM
he
bought
at the
DAS
auction
with new
oak
legs,
OTA
mounting
plate
and
other
improvements.
The
mount
may be a
very
early
vintage
Starliner
Co. from
the
1960's. |
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Activities
in
Astronomy:
Working
on the
Messier
list.
Extremely
active
in
outreach
at
Chamberlin
Observatory
and with
local
organizations
and
schools.
Assisted
in
telescope
refurbishment
for Pine
Valley
Observatory,
Jefferson
County.
Member
of the
Colorado
Meteorite
Society. |
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Awards
Received:
Received
the
Clear
Creek
County
Educational
Foundation's
"Kid of
Character"
Award in
2007. |
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Keith
Pool |
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Main
Telescope(s):
17.5"
f4.5
Odyssey
II,
Rebuilt
as an
AstroSystems
Telekit,
8" f4.5
Odyssey
compact
(travel
scope),
90mm
f13.5
Refractor,
Coronado
PST |
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Activities
in
Astronomy:
DAS Vice
President,
Public
outreach
through
school
and
scouting
events,
DAS Open
Houses,
AstroSystems
part
time
employee |
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Observing
Awards:
Lunar
100
club,
Messier
Marathon
Champion
(San
Diego
Astronomy
Association) |
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Favorite
Observing
Experience:
One
night of
observing
in the
mountains
northeast
of San
Diego,
CA a
very
thick
marine
layer
rolled
in off
the
ocean
and
blanketed
every
visible
light.
The
complete
darkness
and
steady
seeing
conditions
was
almost
magical. |
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Cliff
Simpson |
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Main
Telescope(s):
8" Celestron
Schmidt-Cassegrain;
Coulter
Odyssey
8"
f/4.5;
6”
Celestron
RGT
Refractor;
80mm
Stellarvue
Nighthawk
Refractor;
16 x 50
Nikon
Advanced
Binoculars |
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Activities
in
Astronomy:
Star
Parties
and
Chamberlin
Observatory
Open
Houses |
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Favorite
Observing
Experience:
Working
Open
Houses
and
experiencing
a
child’s
or an
adult’s
first
view of
an
exciting
astronomical
object
through
a
telescope.
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