timothy dey – project initiator / director leo mcmaster – science teacher (8 th grade) –...

Timothy Dey – Project Initiator / Director

Leo McMaster – Science Teacher (8th grade) – L.P.S. project coordinator

Ford Amateur Astronomy Club – operational expertise / public outreach

Toshiba America Foundation – principle grant underwriter

Joseph Griggs – renovation contractor

Oceanside Photo and Telescope – primary vendor

Lincoln Park Schools and community– ownership, support, and enthusiastic supply of

new stargazers and scientists!

The Observatory

The Old Telescope

The Old Telescope – bottom end

High end of the scope, with eyepiece and uninvited Starlings near top of dome. The tube is 9 feet long, and kids needed to climb on a high scaffolding on wheels to peek through the eyepiece!

The Old Mirror (from behind) – those white spots are where the reflective coating has been etched away from neglect.

The Old Mirror (from behind) – was sent out for re-coating in 1975 and came back with a very high degree of quality!

The Old Mirror technical specs – it was truly a work of art for it’s time, and even today.

Clean-up Crew

Love Those Newtonians… This is part of the very tall wooden scaffolding the kids needed to climb to peer through the eye piece some 12 feet off the floor!

Plaque on the inside of the observatory

From the Museum

From the Museum

From the Museum

From the Museum

The Grant Money Presentation - $15,000.00 !(The old telescope tube lies on the ground)

Contractor J.P.Griggs and Crew prior to powerwashing dome

Painting the exterior

11 gallons of Beyer’s best!

Lots of detail to get

Happy volunteer

The entire interior is now “Outer Space” blue!

The happy beneficiaries… new stargazers and scientists, they are our future!

The Toy Box (so far) Lincoln High School Astronomy Project Line Items Price 1) CELESTRON 14" CGE METAL XLT OTA 3,919.00 2) LOSMANDY TITAN MOUNT ONLY 5,995.00 3) LOSMANDY TITAN PIER ADAPTER 199.00 4) LOSMANDY C-14 DOVETAIL 119.00 5) LUNT S.S. DP-60mm Ha-SCOPE/12mm BF 1,895.00 6) LOSMANDY 125mm RING SET

139.00 7) TELRAD FINDER

39.95 8) WILLIAM OPTICS SWAN SET

399.00 9) ASTROVID STELLACAM III COOLED 1,245.00 10) OPT 2" QUARTZ DIELECTRIC DIAGONAL 129.95 11) OPT 2"-1.25" ADAPTER

14.95 12) OPT 2" SCT CRAYFORD 2-SPEED FOCUSER 129.95 13) CELESTRON POLARIZING FILTER SET 29.95 14) BAADER 2" COLOR FILTER SET 6 209.00 15) ASTROZAP 14" SCT CELES GREY 245.00 16) UPS SHIPPING

290.00 Total

14,998.75

An offer you can’t refuse… Help us help the children and

community of Lincoln Park achieve this goal

in return for

Public credit and deep thanks for your contribution Access to a wonderful research grade telescope A unique learning opportunity for our children that

will last them a lifetime!