Our "Sidewalk Astronomy Kit" A Portable Telescope TBD - for the trial run with a prototype info-rack, Pete's 60mm (2.36") Newtonian scope is very portable and will do just fine for looking at the Moon. It needs a new right angle eyepiece holder. Initial Rack Contents Moon info 2-sided brochure-fold flyers 1. The Moon's Barren Surface & its Hidden Valleys 2. Common Myths & Questions about the Moon 3. The Moon's Resources & Economic Potential 4. Learning to be "at home" on the Moon (MMM/WWW) ASI / LRS info brochures (2 triple fold pastels) Artemis Project / ASI /ADB / ASI-Milw / mmm / Websites LRS / MMM / NSS / meetings / paint & agri projects business cards - flip-side pre-addressed peel & stick labels ASI-Milwaukee Lunar Reclamation Society Moon Miners' Manifesto ASI-LRS Speakers Bureau / Display services WMS display storyboards regolith simulant painting / simulant sample have vs. have not materials / Lavatube storyboard auxiliary items Inflatable Moon Globe? Pewter Globe paper Lunar Prospector model   Design constraints lightweight & compact durable & stable (wind, jostling) portable by one person, one hand to fit in any car trunk, even go on the bus weather-proof EZ open - EZ close / speed of securing deployable at eye heigh signage ASI & LRS flip sides lamppost lighting   Basic Design Concept - light & stable both size, materials, thickness TBD rack dividers, hangers TBD   shelf to peg into & lock opened side panels plus hold Globe, etc. attachable 3/4" copper tubing footed legs to pack inside case - parts on hand   First we propose to whip together & field test a simple prototype adapt 2nd-hand hard-shell suitcase medium large, legged to fit on any car hood facing lamppost foam core dividers When we have had experience using it, the more elaborate version sketched above can be re designed and constructed, as field experience warrants We can whip up & field test this "Prototype" quickly and for pocket change Next we need to concentrate on the literature which goes in the racks. as of 10-5-99, we were making progress in this direction. Since then, other projects have shoved this one onto the back burner.