To place the secondary dome tilt it on a 45 deg angle	and slide it into the primary until the bolt holes line up	Just like that. It's not hard at all.	Now tip the dome  and insert the pins.	Wow, Deja vu or a flashback?	Holding the dome for Dorothy
And the last pin is in we're done. Slightly over 1/2 hour. (Whew!)	Here's the fruits of our labors. Look at that blue sky!	We're going to have a fabulous night tonight	This is my portable travelling rig, setup & ready to R&R	Birmingham Ohio will be rockin' tonight!	We're all getting excited as the sun inchec inexorably towards the horizon...
While attending the convention I left AL to watch over POD...	There was tons of delicious food...	people everywhere enjoying it, and the cameraderie	and the fabulous Ohio September weather.	The vendors wares were on display for all to see..	and there were plenty of shoppers...
And I overspent again this year. (I only bought stuff I NEEDED!)	We had tons of doorprizes, including 4 complete telescopes.	Eyepieces, Filters, Books, Mags, astro-accessories galor. Way too much to mention here.	One of our guests purchased his very first telescope system today	He bought Dave G's CG type mount and a large od Vixen refractor.	And here's the proud new Papa. I know he'll enjoy this new toy for many years to come.

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EVERYBODY had lots of questions about the POD. Hundreds of elbows rested on the the POD walls that day and I almost felt like a POD dealer as questions and answers were fired in rapid succession across the walls. The most common questions were concerning price, stability, security and longevity. I think (hope) I adressed everybodies concerns factually and to their satisfaction.

The meeting was a real blast. And there were some memorable moments. While drawing door prize tickets a young guest from out of town had his number drawn. He was about 12-13 years old. He jumped to his feet, ran to the front of the room, fell to his knees and threw his arms around an equatorially mounted 6" reflector we were offering as a prize. Then he turned and just smiled and beamed to the crowd in front of him. A collective cheer arose from the group of onlookers. We each shouted and clapped for him and his moment of glory, as each one of us remembered a similar day many years in our past.

There wasn't a dry eye in the house. I turned to the fellow next to me, swallowed the lump in my throat and said, "Excuse me, I must have gotten something in my eye."
"Yea, me too," he replied as he wiped away that faraway look and that little wet spot off his face.     

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