Subject: Re: AVAILABLE PALOMAR SURVEY

From: Doug Duncan

Submitted: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:34:50 -0500 (CDT)

Message number: 592 (previous: 591, next: 593 up: Index)

I would make very good use of these at the student observatory
I am about to direct (Fiske/Planetarium/Summers Bosch Observatory).
Since CU recently joined ARC maybe that is one reason for
them to benefit from this?!

-Doug Duncan

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Gretchen Van Doren wrote:

> >Announcement:
> >
> >We have at Apache Point Observatory a set of the Palomar Observatory Sky
> >Survey (1954 POSS) prints. I purchased these about fifteen years ago at a
> >garage sale in Las Cruces. Honest! They see little if any use at APO (the
> >POSS has been digitized and is available for modest cost on CDROM) and
> >occupy space needed for other stuff. I wish to make this set available to
> >any ARC institution who would put them to good use; if there are no
> >takers, I'll find a home for them at NMSU. If there are several interested
> >parties, we can ask for bids or draw straws. The recipient would, in any
> >case, be responsible for packaging and shipping. The full APO POSS
> >"package" consists of
> >
> >1. 880 pair (red and blue) of 14"x14" prints of the initial POSS covering the
> >	declination range +90 to -24 degrees.
> >2. 56 pair of prints covering the "Southern Extension" strip at -30 degrees.
> >3. 100 single ("amber") prints of the "Whiteoak Extension" strips at -36
> >and -42
> >	degrees.
> >4. A set of Ohio State University Radio Observatory transparent overlay maps
> >	with object identifications (OSURA 1985). These cover the above prints
> >	except for the Whiteoak Extension.
> >5. Miscellaneous documentation and POSS-related reprints.
> >6. A 3-drawer oversized steel filing cabinet to accomodate the above.
> >
> >Inquiries should be directed to me at <kurt@nmsu.edu> or (505) 646-1032.
> >
> >If you know of any other institution which might be interested in
> >purchasing this copy of the POSS, please direct them to me.
> -- 
> Gretchen


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