From: "Thomas" 
To: "Rik Hill" 
Cc: "atm" 
Reply-To: "Thomas" 


As an Australian who had to watch observatories burn this year I feel for
you all. I hope it all works out for the best. Good luck with the fire
control.

Clear skies, Thomas.
www.tjanstrom.com
www.norsewines.com.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik Hill" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:23 AM Subject: ATM Fwd: the Aspen fire




On Thursday 19 June 2003 16:10, you wrote:
> Hi Rik
> Just looking through your website. It looks pretty interesting. The before
> and after pics are good but I don't see any on what you did to fix it. Did
> I miss them. Do you have pics of the new spider with the holes? Also in
the
> equipment and staff page is that you on the left or Ed on the left :). The
> text says you are both on the left :).
>
> Thanks
> Shawn
>

No, I don't have any images of the new vanes. I don't know when I'll be
able to get them. The mountain is closed at the moment. As you may have
heard in the news, we are having bad forest fires right now. Our telescope
(and several others) are on Mt. Bigelow and the next peak over, Mt. Lemmon
has a few more meter plus class telescopes.

As I write this we have been told that Summerhaven, a small village on Mt.
Lemmon, and the ski lodge on Mt. Lemmon are burning. All fire fighting
crews have had to leave the top of the mountain and the fire is spreading
fast. I do not know the plans to save the observatories. The observatories
above the ski lodge are in the most danger and there are people trapped up
there.

For more information see:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/
and
http://www.azstarnet.com/

-Rik

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