Flamsteed Astronomy Society

Flamsteed Workshop & Summer Picnic

July 20, 2008

Flamsteed member Rob Willett, very kindly volunteered to lead a short workshop on ‘How to build your own binocular mount’.  Rob demonstrated how he had put together this very useful mount in just a few hours using scrap and cheap materials.  About ten enthusiastic and intrepid members came along to learn and be inspired.  Most are now making a swift recovery.

Click here to download Rob’s slides (needs PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer — download here if you haven’t already got it installed).

After the workshop we gathered in the Astronomer’s Garden for a short picnic, and several people then went to see the presentation in the Peter Harrison Planetarium.

MRD.

[Pics: Mike Dryland]

Rob leads a Q&A session during the workshop

Roger’s thumb has become jammed in his tripod.  The ambulance from Lewisham took only 10 minutes.

The Flamsteed picnic in the Astronomer’s Garden.  The rainstorm is just about to begin.