[meteorite-list] RIP - Donald C. Parker, 1939-2015

From: Bernd V. Pauli <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:54:47 +0000
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000004000007CA4_at_10.0.100.101>

Hello all,

=> A planetary imaging pioneer passed away in Miami, Florida.

"He built several telescopes during the 1950s, including an 8-inch
 f/7.5 Newtonian reflector that was featured in the November 1957
 issue of Sky & Telescope."

Excerpts:

A versatile observing setup with an 8-inch reflector:

Don Parker finds that an old oil drum
makes a convenient
observing chair for lunar and planetary observing.

Before the Parker telescope can be covered with its compact-fitting
plywood shelter, the tube must be turned into the meridian and pointed
to the north pole of the sky.

Bernd
Received on Mon 23 Feb 2015 04:54:47 PM PST