<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This, from Jim Head of MDAS.<div>Let us hope that Robert's equipment is recovered posthaste.</div><div><br></div><div>Ken<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">"Jim Head" <<a href="mailto:jamesnhead@comcast.net">jamesnhead@comcast.net</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">March 18, 2010 10:39:56 PM PDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">"AANC BOARD" <<a href="mailto:aanc-board@aanc-astronomy.org">aanc-board@aanc-astronomy.org</a>>, <<a href="mailto:mdas-membership@mdas.net">mdas-membership@mdas.net</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">Robert & Pam Cowart <<a href="mailto:Nakiag@aol.com">Nakiag@aol.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><b>[AANC-Board] Stolen Telescope equipment</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font face="Arial" size="2"><div><font face="Arial" size="2">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.</font></div><div> </div><div>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:</div><div> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">CGE1400 system, but they didn't take the head. 3.5 years old.</font><font face="Arial" size="2"> The OTA (in a JMI case) and CGE HD tripod were taken, but not the head (it was in a separate, heavy case). </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div>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."</div><div> </div><div>Stellarvue 80mm Nighthawk NextGen ED (3 years old). </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">EPs:</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Celestron 50mm Axion</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Celestron 40mm Plossl</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Televue 26mm Nagler</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Denkmeier 21mm EPs (X2)</font></div> Televue 14mm Radian</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Denkmeier II binos + 3X multiplier </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Meade 12mm Plossl w/illuminated reticule</font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Filters:</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Lumicon UHC</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Lumicon H-Beta</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Meade N9000 narrow band</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Orion variable polarizer</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div><div>Robert has notified Scope City, and let's all help by spreading the word and keeping an eye open -- ebay, astromart, craigslist... </div><div> </div><div>Please report any tips to Robert Cowart at <a href="mailto:Nakiag@aol.com">Nakiag@aol.com</a> </div><div> </div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Jim</div></font></div>_______________________________________________<br>AANC-Board mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AANC-Board@aanc-astronomy.org">AANC-Board@aanc-astronomy.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.aanc-astronomy.org/mailman/listinfo/aanc-board">http://mail.aanc-astronomy.org/mailman/listinfo/aanc-board</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>