if failure occurs, i predict the main power and communications to the sites will drop (i.e. towers up the hill) causing failure. backup power lines have already failed. http://www.mtwilson.edu/fire.php
i further guess/predict equipment damage will be minimal due to designed fire ratings on buildings. (says a guessing engineer from out of state) As for observatory equipment expected damage, I have no idea. I'm only familar with and observatory 1+ miles (6800 feet) underground in a hard-rock mine :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNO calwatch wrote: > OTA TV is still up and running, though. Will it go out tonight? I'll > make sure the Tivo is standing by. ~C > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Doug Eastick <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > correction to correction - flames now visible. > try here first. > http://www.angelescrestservices.com/News%20and%20Updates.htm > > > > > Doug Eastick wrote: > > correction - maybe not flames (on second thought).. perhaps > smoke lit > > up by the building lighting. > > > > > > Doug Eastick wrote: > > > >> you may need to hit refresh a few times. Seems like all of the > world is > >> pounding the webserver. > >> > >> flames now visible. copied to my flickr account here > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/eastick_east/3877163226/ > >> > >> main tower cam here > >> http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm#imagetop > <http://www.astro.ucla.edu/%7Eobs/towercam.htm#imagetop> > >> > >> Mtwilson updates from the geeks here > >> http://www.mtwilson.edu/fire.php > >> > >> and when that server and comm lines go dead they will have text > updates here > >> http://joy.chara.gsu.edu/CHARA/fire.php > >> > >> /doug > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
