Talk:Leviathan of Parsonstown
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[edit] Not In use
insurance reasons? Its not used because the hydraulics (or whatever moves the scope!) is busted. AFAIK the reasons why its still not correctly repaired are to do with funding. --Albert.white 20:50, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
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- When I was there last summer I was told that it wasn't open to the public for insurance reasons but it was availabvle for specific privately organized astronomical groups. Don't know about the hydraulics. Dabbler 16:23, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- Interesting, the last I heard about it was at the Whirlpool Star party which holds an observing session on the grounds every year. Every year we hope to get to use the scope but each time we are told of technical rather than insurance reasons. I'll see if I can find a definitive answer from some local amateur astronomers... http://www.irishastronomy.org/boards/viewtopic.php?t=6157 --Albert.white 19:31, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
