Comments on: Biggest Binoculars Ever http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:56:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-113502 Clifford Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:21:52 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/#comment-113502 Claudio.... simply read the blog post. Thanks. -cvj Claudio…. simply read the blog post.

Thanks.

-cvj

]]> By: Claudio http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-113477 Claudio Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:05:36 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/#comment-113477 I cant believe my eyes, one time i was in russia for work and had time to visit around, we visited a moon station or whatever you wanna call it, you know those places where you have big scopes to see in space, well i saw something real big...but never have in my life seen a binocular that big! Can you please tell me where you got that picture from? im intrested in knowing where that binocular is installed. Thanks I cant believe my eyes, one time i was in russia for work and had time to visit around, we visited a moon station or whatever you wanna call it, you know those places where you have big scopes to see in space, well i saw something real big…but never have in my life seen a binocular that big! Can you please tell me where you got that picture from? im intrested in knowing where that binocular is installed. Thanks

]]> By: Yvette http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-112811 Yvette Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:25:54 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/#comment-112811 Ah, my baby is growing up! In my high school days of geekdom (not to be confused with my college ones) I went to astronomy camp several times out in Arizona, and I got to go out to the LBT several times. First time was in 2003, when there was still only one mirror installed (saw the second one being made in the U of AZ mirror lab that year) and it was cool to go back several times to see what progress was being made. Even got to sleep there a few times, twice on the first floor and once in the control room... so no matter what, from here on out I was the FIRST to sleep in there! ;) Ah, so many good memories, might have to write another blog post with some of my old pictures. I will note one last thing though- the Milky Way there has got to be the best I've ever seen. You know what thickness it normally has under dark skies? Imagine about three times that. Ah, my baby is growing up!

In my high school days of geekdom (not to be confused with my college ones) I went to astronomy camp several times out in Arizona, and I got to go out to the LBT several times. First time was in 2003, when there was still only one mirror installed (saw the second one being made in the U of AZ mirror lab that year) and it was cool to go back several times to see what progress was being made. Even got to sleep there a few times, twice on the first floor and once in the control room… so no matter what, from here on out I was the FIRST to sleep in there! ;)
Ah, so many good memories, might have to write another blog post with some of my old pictures. I will note one last thing though- the Milky Way there has got to be the best I’ve ever seen. You know what thickness it normally has under dark skies? Imagine about three times that.

]]> By: pedant http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-112765 pedant Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:33:19 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/#comment-112765 'Number Five' if I'm not mistaken. It's hard to believe that was over twenty years ago. More seriously, the threat posed to Jodrell Bank by the twin tyrannies of peer review and parsimony must count as a full on tragedy - when he was an undergraduate my uncle helped Bernard Lovell put together the first Radio Telescope there - mainly soldering and shifting heavier items about - we were so proud when they copped the Sputnik before everyone else. ‘Number Five’ if I’m not mistaken. It’s hard to believe that was over twenty years ago. More seriously, the threat posed to Jodrell Bank by the twin tyrannies of peer review and parsimony must count as a full on tragedy - when he was an undergraduate my uncle helped Bernard Lovell put together the first Radio Telescope there - mainly soldering and shifting heavier items about - we were so proud when they copped the Sputnik before everyone else.

]]> By: Mary Cole http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-112759 Mary Cole Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:14:29 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/03/20/biggest-binoculars-ever/#comment-112759 I found this story rather heartening after hearing all the recent depressing rumours in England about the possible closure of Jodrell Bank and the radio telescopes in Cambridge due to cuts in funding. The telescope does indeed look like an avuncular robot. It also brought to mind the Professor's 'Smelloscope' (or whatever it is called) from 'Futurama'! I found this story rather heartening after hearing all the recent depressing rumours in England about the possible closure of Jodrell Bank and the radio telescopes in Cambridge due to cuts in funding. The telescope does indeed look like an avuncular robot. It also brought to mind the Professor’s ‘Smelloscope’ (or whatever it is called) from ‘Futurama’!

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