View a 7 Minute Introduction Video of
David's Presentation and New DVD
David Rives delivers a PowerPoint
presentation based on scriptural references to astronomy as it
relates to creation, signs and seasons, and future prophetic
events. The exciting multi-media presentation is conducted
in your auditorium and, when weather permits, moves outdoors,
complete with live telescope views. This unique program offers
an unforgettable experience for all age groups.
Mobile Observatory is based on the sixteen
inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, used by major
universities around the globe as the basis for astronomical
research, including photometry of variable stars, supernova
patrols, asteroid cataloging, and planetary studies. Telescope
optics employ Ultra-High Transmission Coatings for increased
effective image brightness.
A built in GPS sensor tracks satellites and
uses data from those satellites to quickly align the telescope
with objects of interest. Over one hundred thousand locations
can be easily accessed including the moon and planets of our own
solar system as well as deep sky objects. Once aligned,
sensitive drives track the stars for steady viewing and precise
imaging.
Projection imaging system By way of a video integrated imaging system, Mobile
Observatory projects live images of faint, deep sky
objects onto a giant screen. The specially designed Peltier cooled imager provides almost instantaneous
clear views of planets, galaxies, faint stars and
nebulae, in a way never before possible.
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Getting There
It has been stated that "Getting there is half the fun."
Most observatory class telescopes are attached to
permanent piers within a building, thereby limiting
access to all but a few. That is not the case with
Mobile Observatory. A specially designed suspension
system allows the telescope with its' sensitive optics
and advanced control system to be safely transported to
locations where large numbers can witness the handywork
of our Creator
David and Murry
Rives with the Mobile Observatory system.
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