From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: February 3, 2010 8:24:35 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Adaptive optics...

I`m thinking if I start saving in early April (when I have my main credit card back below limit) I might be able to afford one by say 6 months after that- $2395 price tag for it here in Australia. After some experimenting with the native software on my PC I could loan it to Milton to do his job...These are just conjectures on my part at this stage..?!

Mark.

On 04/02/2010, at 2:14 AM, Willie Strickland wrote:

Milton could see what kind of deal they would make him on one, then sell raffle tickets to cover the rest. After he is through using it, then have a blind raffle and send it to whomever has the winning number and the winner pays shipping. Yeah, thats the ticket.

Or better yet, sell enough tickets for two, and Milton gets to keep one! :-)

Willie

On Feb 2, 2010, at 6:38 PM, Milton Aupperle wrote:

> I can't afford to plunk down $2200 CDN (exchange rate + taxes) on an experiment, so unless someone is going to provide me with one for several months for testing, it's pretty unlikely to happen any time soon.