Summit County Astronomy Club

My first photo taken with the new astronomy camera at the Summit County Astronomy Club

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Thanks you ans clear skies,

john

With the help of Dave, we just finished assembling the Losmandy G-11 mount with a 10” Tube. A few clear nights ant building 1 will be fully operational with a NP 101 refractor and two 10” Meads all on Losmandy mounts on powered adjustable piers. Building two is operational with for Celestron CPC-11 scopes and a Celestron 14” edge he scope on an Astro-Physics mount. All these scopes are also on powered adjustable piers. Join our meetup.com site to receive notices when the observatory is open. Our programs are free and open to the public.

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The observatory’s last piece of capital equipment arrives Monday. The new Losmandy G-11 mount for our Meade 10” scope. Building #1 houses two 10” Meades on G-11 and a NP101 refractor on a Losmandy GM-8 mount, all with the same controls. This observatory also double as a classroom with computer and large screen TV. Building #2 has four CPC-11 scopes and 14” cat scope.
The SCAC programs are always free and open to the public. Please join our spam free and free meetup site. Go to www.meetup,com the search for Summit County Astronomy. That way you’ll receive notices when observatory is open.

The club was given a Mead 8” SCT with a D Losmonday dovetail. It is in new condition. The SCAC is wanting to sell it fir $700.00 It is a great scope for both visual and photography. Please call 330 836-8477 for more information. The club already has 10 telescopes.

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Also construction has started on the observatory expansion.

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The building permit for the observatory expansion has been issued! Construction will start soon.