[LargeFormat] Stirring-Up A Hornet's Nest

[Michael Bischof]

Schuyler,
No connections to the observatory, but I remember checking into the place a 
few years ago when a astronomy-fan friend of mine was planning to visit me 
(I live in Phoenix, AZ), and apparently they have evening sessions for 
amateurs. I never made it there, but it sounded like a long dog-and-pony 
show all night long, so if you did one of those, I am sure you could show up 
well before sunset and take all the pictures you ever wanted...
Mike




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Schuyler Grace" <schuyler at bellsouth.net>
To: <largeformat at f32.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Stirring-Up A Hornet's Nest


> 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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