Please also complete the observatory log book so that we have a record of the use of the Observatory. Some additional notes on the C8's These have been serviced, so should be usable even if they are not in perfect working order. A small re-alignment may be necessary. Students may like to play with them but they have not been serviced and can be difficult to align properly. Please ensure that the battery pack is disconnected from the paddles and that the Telrad and Orion finder light switches are turned off at the end of each night.
Spare batteries are available.
There are both coarse and fine adjusters for RA and Dec. The attached sheet gives an inventory and status sheet for each C8. If they ask, remind them that a selection of articles collected over the 14 weeks of session is what was required, together with a 1-3 paragraph analysis or interpretation on each article. Limited use of the internet to source articles is alright, but it should not dominate the portfolio. This is the key aspect of your assessment, the quality of the interpretation and analysis in the journal.