[LargeFormat] Stirring-Up A Hornet's Nest

[Gary W. Marklund]

Schuyler,

No connection, but have visited several times. Nice place to go to cool off. 
The first visit I made was in the mid-70s. We just arbitrarily picked a 
Sunday to go there. Turned out to be a special event. The 158" scope had just 
been completed and they were having a "one-time-only-forever" open visitation 
for all the people who had worked on the construction. It was totally open to   
everyone. Got to go inside, sit in the cage and everything. It is quite an 
experience to be standing in the middle of the floor of one of those 
observatories when they start rotating it. Talk about vertigo ...

It seems to me that they have an observers program that you can apply to spend 
an evening on the mountain. It was in their literature and/or website. That 
might be your best bet for getting to photograph it. 

Only other thing I know would be to try the Astonomy Department at the U of A.

Our last trip up there we got caught in one of those really bad southern 
Arizona thunderstorms. Not a fun place to be!

What part of Arizona are you in?

Gary
Peoria

On Sunday 05 June 2005 12:45, Schuyler Grace wrote:
> Well, I have to say I'm so glad I poked that stick into the hornet's nest
> to see if it was still alive!  Clive has done a wonderful job getting the
> list back in order, and it's a joy to learn there are new folks out there
> to expand our horizons (and have their horizons expanded).  But most of
> all, it's great to see more traffic on the list in the last 24 hours than
> I've seen in the past six months.
>
> So, I hope all the listers out there will let the rest of us know what's
> been up with them, when they get a chance.  Any big trips planned or
> completed, are there new photos on the net or showing in galleries, what's
> broken or causing trouble, and what has brought new revelations?
>
> For my part, I'll start with a question:  Does anyone have connections with
> the folks at the Kitt's Peak Observatory in Arizona?  I finally made it up
> there last week--I've been meaning to go ever since I moved to Arizona six
> years ago--but visitors' hours are only from 9:00am to 4:00pm, and I'd like
> to be able to shoot closer to twilight on either end of the day.  Also, I'd
> love to be able to photograph some of the mechanics of the various
> telescopes, which are generally off limits to the public, and maybe even
> get in some portraits of the folks who work up there in their "natural"
> environment.
>
> And by the way, if anyone else is planning a trip up to the observatory
> this time of year, be prepared for ladybugs to get into everything.  I'm
> still finding them crawling out of nooks and crannies in my backpack, film
> holder bags, camera, etc, but fortunately, not out of any of my personal
> nooks or crannies.
>
> -Schuyler
>
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