Something pretty cool and interesting(to me)

[knight0334]

I just learned from a correspondence that I forgot to checkup on with an uncle that my mom's dad's family crypt is right beside Carl Zeiss's in Jena, Germany.

Carl Zeiss ?who? you may ask.. Think fine rifle scopes, glass, optics of all sorts..

Zeiss's descendent's taught my grandfather some things about optics before my grandfather came to the USA before WWII. That my grandfather then was on the team(s) that designed the lenses for a number of observatory telescopes around the country. His name is on plaques at some of the locations - with one rumored to be near Pittsburgh.

If any of you happen to get into start gazing and if there are any big telescopes remaining in the P-Burg area - please be on the look out for Gerhard Emil Weidig on any dedications or anything please.