Fwd: digitizing plates at APDA

[Rob Seaman]

Another kickstarted opportunity for the astronomical time domain:

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> From: "Robert J. Hanisch" <hanisch at stsci.edu>
> Subject: FW: digitizing plates at APDA
> Date: October 22, 2013 11:57:55 AM MST
> To: Rob Seaman <seaman at noao.edu>
> 
> Hi Rob.  Here's something you might want to share with the Hotwiring community.
> 
> cheers,
> Bob
> 
> From: Michael Castelaz <mcastelaz at pari.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2013 9:41 AM
> To: "Robert J. Hanisch" <hanisch at stsci.edu>
> Cc: Thurburn Barker <tbarker at pari.edu>
> Subject: digitizing plates at APDA
> 
> Hi Bob,
> 
> I hope all is well.  I'm wondering if it is within US VAO’s policy to announce a search for support of a crowdfunding campaign? 
> 
>  
> PARI has launched the Astronomy Legacy Project on Kickstarter.  We are planning on purchasing a high precision scanner to digitize collections in the Astronomical Photographic Data Archive (APDA; http://www.pari.edu/apda ) at PARI. 
> 
>  
> APDA has 40 collections and 220,000 photographic plates and films, with more added every year.  Our plan is to first digitize the Warner-Swasey collection of some 20,000 plates, followed by the Henize Southern H-alpha survey of 330 plates.
> 
>  
> Anyway,  if some mention can be made of this project on your website, the link to the project is
> 
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/336056946/the-astronomy-legacy-project
> 
>  
> Thanks.
> 
> Mike
> 
>  
> 
> -- 
> Michael W. Castelaz, Ph.D.
> Science Director
> Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
> One PARI Drive
> Rosman, NC28772
> Office: 828-966-4207
> e-mail:mcastelaz at pari.edu
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