Field centres for 6dF/FLAIR observations of the 6QZ survey. # 6dF fields have radius 2.844 deg. and were defined in the # J2000 system. FLAIR fields are square and are 5x5 deg # centred on UKST survey positions and defined in the B1950 # system. # 6dF : coordinates ( B1950 ) coordinates ( J2000 ) # Field hh mm ss.ss dd mm ss.s hh mm ss.ss dd mm ss.s sgp001 21 51 31.25 -30 11 45.4 21 54 25.40 -29 57 33.0 sgp002 22 10 08.35 -29 50 17.3 22 12 59.50 -29 35 25.0 sgp003 22 30 24.34 ...

... Virtually the entire rear surface of the 2.5-m telescope primary support structure is covered by the Cassegrain instrument rotator. ... For spectroscopy, a plug-plate cartridge is mounted on the rotator in lieu of the camera. ... A fiber slit head assembly, on either side of each cartridge, is inserted into a socket in the corresponding spectrograph during the mounting process. ... The rotator ring girder is concentric with the hub and supports the spectrographs. ...

STAR FIELDS Newsletter of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston Including the Bond Astronomical Club Established in 1934 In the Interest of Telescope Making & Using Vol. ... We all hope to see your telescope at Stellafane this year, Bruce. ... George A. Wood, Jr., past-President and Secretary of ATMoB, and his wife Nancy Wood George A. Wood, Jr., club member from 1960-1985, Club Secretary 1963-1965, and Club President 1965-1967, passed away on February 18th. ... George was a former secretary as well. ...