Hi Guys, Here I am, I think. I'm not particularly computer-literate, being accustomed to having slaves (i.e., graduate students) take care of things like this...
Here's some preliminary information on the grant I'm pursuing. The McCasland Foundation is located in my home town of Duncan, and hands out some of the money...
Welcome Aboard Roger! Dan is pretty busy right now so he may not be able to log on for a few days and post the excellent preliminary drawings that he has ...
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I hope you don't mind Dan, but I posted the files we had gone over earlier. the only thing really lacking is a more wide area shot showing the buildings on the...
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Re: Point 7. There are foundations and individuals who take pride in giving the initial gift. Also, though not liquid, we do have the land as the project's...
I see that Trav has uploaded the plans already. Thanks Trav. Roger, You’re more or less thinking along the same lines as am I as far as equipment goes but...
Hi Guys, Am I missing out, or has there actually been no posting to this list in over a week? Dan made a couple of valid points on 1 Nov; first, the land ...
Roger, Is this a regularly rotating grant that occurs every 3 months? Is there any penalty for submitting a failed attempt and coming back in 90 days to try...
Did anyone see the list of Inasmuch Foundation grantees in yesterday's Oklahoman? ( Inasmuch is money left by Edith Gaylord Harper.) They even gave to...
Any idea on what catagories the Inasmuch Foundation gives to? Would an observatory building project fall into one of them? If so, how do we find out more about...
I'll bring that article, too. The shared board member, Jeanne Hoffman-Smith, told me they are really into early childhood education these days, but the list...
Hi Jeff, Sorry about the late response. For some reason your email went into my junk folder. I've fixed that. The McCasland Foundation accepts applications...
Roger, Our plan does call for two different scopes. One in the dome and one in the roll off roof. So I see no problem in going after one scope that has a wide...
I certainly think that time table would be better. With the Mars Party plus other events chewing into our time and our sanity lately I've kind of let the trip...
With the holidays and the job in retail...arg!...I think that is a good idea too. It would let us get our ducks or scopes in a row and give us some time to do...
The National Science Foundation has a grant opportunity called: Program for Research and Education with Small Telescopes (PREST) that ya'll might be...
Thanks for the info Chad. As you indicate this would not fulfill all of our needs as 'creation of lab space' is our number one goal right now, but as we move...
Hi Guys, To help us compile our wish list, here are some prices from DFM Engineering and Optical Guidance Systems, outfits that telescopes and cameras for...
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Hi Guys, I just added two docs to the file area, a checklist for observatory construction and a sample request-for-proposal. I got both of them from DFM...
As you may know, last week the title to the CRO land was officially signed over and filed with the county clerks office. So the six acres in question is now...
Hello, Jeff Tibb, Amen brother! Is there any possibility of starting a few upgrades immediatley, so that we can start using the land? A few ideas that come to...
Hello, Jeff Tibb, Yeah! any idea on how much area we want to fence off? ~ Travis Swaim cheeto4493@... 2006-01-03 "Psalms 19.1 - The heavens declare God's...
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