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Date: 7/15/2004 8:09 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id: Back in the old days, 1940-50s some aircraft were equipped with glass astro navigation domes used to take astro sightings. I am trying to find one of these glass domes in very good condition for an astronomy project. Does anyone know where I can find one at reasonable cost? The dome will have to be in excellent condition as it will be used to weather protect an all-sky video camera that will be used to photograph meteors and auroras. Back in the 1960's these were sold by surplus dealers but I have not seen one for sale since then. Any help finding one would be most appreciated. Ed Majden West Coast Bolide Detection Station Courtenay, B.C. CANADA They show up on e-bay occassionally. Also Edmund Scientific (www.edsci.com) has acrylic domes. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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om: Ed Majden
Date: 7/15/2004 9:02 PM Central Daylight Time Message-id: in article , B2431 at wrote on 7/15/04 18:40: Date: 7/15/2004 8:09 PM Central Daylight Time Message-id: Back in the old days, 1940-50s some aircraft were equipped with glass astro navigation domes used to take astro sightings. I am trying to find one of these glass domes in very good condition for an astronomy project. Does anyone know where I can find one at reasonable cost? The dome will have to be in excellent condition as it will be used to weather protect an all-sky video camera that will be used to photograph meteors and auroras. Back in the 1960's these were sold by surplus dealers but I have not seen one for sale since then. Any help finding one would be most appreciated. Ed Majden West Coast Bolide Detection Station Courtenay, B.C. CANADA They show up on e-bay occassionally. Also Edmund Scientific (www.edsci.com) has acrylic domes. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Dan: I have tried acrylic domes. They work, but not as well as an optical glass dome. Acrylic domes have imperfections. Where did you see glass domes on eBay? I have looked but never seem to find any. Ed I'm sorry. I meant to say astrodomes have appeared on e-bay. They were made of plexiglass to the best of my knowledge. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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