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 APO APO APO APO APO Apache Point Observatory 3.5m APO APO APO APO APO This is message 592 in the apo35-general archive. You can find APO the archive on http://www.astro.princeton.edu/APO/apo35-general/INDEX.html APO To join/leave the list, send mail to apo35-request@astro.princeton.edu APO To post a message, mail it to apo35-general@astro.princeton.edu APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO APO