[AANC Contacts] Fwd: [AANC-Board] Stolen Telescope equipment

[KENNETH FRANK]

This, from Jim Head of MDAS.
Let us hope that Robert's equipment is recovered posthaste.

Ken

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> From: "Jim Head" <jamesnhead at comcast.net>
> Date: March 18, 2010 10:39:56 PM PDT
> To: "AANC BOARD" <aanc-board at aanc-astronomy.org>, <mdas-membership at mdas.net 
> >
> Cc: Robert & Pam Cowart <Nakiag at aol.com>
> Subject: [AANC-Board] Stolen Telescope equipment
>
> Mt Diablo Astronomical Society member and generous outreacher Robert  
> Cowart had much of his telescope equipment stolen from his car at  
> his residence in Alameda last Tuesday morning and we are asking  
> everyone's help by keeping an eye open.
>
> Robert had just finished an event with scouts Monday night, and with  
> 3 more events scheduled this week he probably thought it okay to  
> leave it in his car. Here is what was stolen:
>
> CGE1400 system, but they didn't take the head. 3.5 years old.  The  
> OTA (in a JMI case) and CGE HD tripod were taken, but not the head  
> (it was in a separate, heavy case).
>
> From Robert: "I have strategically placed velcro on the OTA and  
> tripod, but that's all easily removed.  I added a Losmandy dovetail  
> bracket to the top of the OTA, with red and green index tabs along  
> its side, and am hoping the thieves will think it a standard part  
> and not remove it."
>
> Stellarvue 80mm Nighthawk NextGen ED (3 years old).
>
> EPs:
>   Celestron 50mm Axion
>   Celestron 40mm Plossl
>   Televue 26mm Nagler
>   Denkmeier 21mm EPs (X2)
>   Televue 14mm Radian
>   Denkmeier II binos + 3X multiplier
>   Meade 12mm Plossl w/illuminated reticule
>
> Filters:
>   Lumicon UHC
>   Lumicon H-Beta
>   Meade N9000 narrow band
>   Orion variable polarizer
>
> Robert has notified Scope City, and let's all help by spreading the  
> word and keeping an eye open -- ebay, astromart, craigslist...
>
> Please report any tips to Robert Cowart at Nakiag at aol.com
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
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