OCA Member Mike Myers runs the clubs Telescope Loaner Program

One of the many benefits of membership with the OCA is the access to a variety of Telescopes which are available for any member to use. Details of this member benefit are detailed below by Mike Myers - the Loaner Program Manager.

The telescopes that we have in the Telescope Loaner Program are:

1. 6" Newtonian with manual equatorial mount
2. 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain with Criterion Wedge and tripod
3. 10.1" Newtonian Odyssey with Dobsonian mount (red one)
4. 10.1" Newtonian Odyssey with Dobsonian mount (blue one)
5. 13.1" Newtonian Odyssey with Dobsonian mount
6. 4.5" Meade Newtonian with German equatorial mount
7. 8" Newtonian with motorized equatorial mount
8. 8" Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain with locked-triangle tripod
9. 6" Celeston Newtonian with Dobsonian mount.

All telescopes come complete with several eyepieces, an instruction manual, and an alignment scope or telrad.

There is no charge for loan of the telescopes and they are to be picked up from me and returned to me at my home, or some other mutually agreeable location.

They are normally loaned for one month and they may be kept longer if no other member has made a request.

Members can find out about the availability of any scope by contacting Mike Myers on (714) 240-8458 or through email to loanerscopes@twow.com and, if the specific one they want is not immediately available, they can be put on a waiting list.

Members who check out a telescope will be asked to complete a form similar to the following;

OCA  Loaner Scope Program

Administrator:     Mike Myers

                               Phone:  (714) 240-8458

Scope loaned to:

                                Name -----------------------------------------------------------

                                Address--------------------------------------------------------

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                                Home telephone number--------------------------------------

                                Work telephone number---------------------------------------

     The Loaner Scope Program is for OCA members in good standing.  It is the responsibility of the borrower to pick up the equipment from the administrator and to return it to the administrator or some mutually agreed location.  The equipment may be kept for one (1) month minimum and for longer periods if no other member has requested the use of the equipment.  The borrower agrees to maintain the equipment  and return it in good condition.

     A donation of $5.00 per month will help keep this program going and is appreciated by OCA.

EQUIPMENT BORROWED:

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(signature of borrower)                 (date)

Equipment to be returned, or loan period renewed (by phone),

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Present Membership Expires  ---------------------------------------------------