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2002 Telescope Competition

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Entry 01
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Entry 01
  • Name: Jack Heinzmann
  • From: Rockport, MA
  • Instrument: 6" f/7.5 Springfield Telescope
  • Entry: [01]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 5.5 Mb
  • Innovative Component Award: Access Port System for Adjusting the Mirror.
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Entry 02
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Entry 02
  • Name: David Berke
  • From: Brookline, MA
  • Instrument: 8" f/6 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [02]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 3.0 Mb
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Entry 03
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Entry 03
  • Name: Roger Greenwood
  • From: Milford, MA
  • Instrument: Heavy Duty Observing Chair
  • Entry: [03]
  • Movie of this Chair, WMV format, ?Mb
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Entry 04
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Entry 04
  • Name: David Groski
  • From: Hockessin, DE
  • Instrument: Cononagraph
  • Entry: [04]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 1.1 Mb
  • Special Award
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Entry 05
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Entry 05
  • Name: Joe Lemay
  • From: ?
  • Instrument: 17 1/2" f/5.5 New-Dob
  • Entry: [05]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 1.1 Mb
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Entry 06
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Entry 06
  • Name: Michael Hill
  • From: Marlboro, MA
  • Instrument: 6" f/15 Refractor-Equatorial
  • Entry: [06]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 1.4 Mb
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Entry 07
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Entry 07
  • Name: Bruce Berger
  • From: Chelmsford, MA
  • Instrument: 8" f/5 Newt-GEM
  • Entry: [07]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 7.2 Mb
  • Innovative Component Award: Fabric Tube Cover and Folding Equatorial Head.
  • 3rd Place Optical - under 12½"
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Entry 08
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Entry 08
  • Name: Dennis & Douglas Woos
  • From: New Haven, VT
  • Instrument: 10" f/6 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [08]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 3.4 Mb
  • 1st Place Junior
  • 1st Place Optical Special - Father & Son
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Entry 09
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Entry 09
  • Name: Adrian Hlynka
  • From: Dunstable, MA
  • Instrument: 6" f/8 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [09]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 3.0 Mb
  • 2nd Place Craftsmanship
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Entry 10
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Entry 10
  • Name: Robert Cohen
  • From: Peabody, MA
  • Instrument: 12½" f/6 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [10]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.1 Mb
  • 2nd Place Optical - 12½" and over
 
Entry 11
 
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Entry 11
  • Name: Richard Parker
  • From: Tolland, CT
  • Instrument: 10" f/15 Cassegrain-GEM
  • Entry: [11]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 3.6 Mb
  • 3rd Place Mechanical Design
  • 1st Place Optical - Multi-Surface
 
Entry 12
 
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Entry 12
  • Name: John Sillasen
  • From: Meriden, CT
  • Instrument: 16" f/4.5 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [12]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 4.5 Mb
 
Entry 13
 
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Entry 13
  • Name: John Sillasen
  • From: Meriden, CT
  • Instrument: Binocular Mount
  • Entry: [13]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.6 Mb
 
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Entry 14
  • Name: Roger Berube
  • From: Lisbon, ME
  • Instrument: 6" f/8 Newt-GEM
  • Entry: [14]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 1.6 Mb
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Entry 15
  • Name: Glenn Burke
  • From: Newton, NJ
  • Instrument: 4¼" Refractor-GEM
  • Entry: [15]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.1Mb
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Entry 16
  • Name: Shigeru Hayashi
  • From: North Stonington, CT
  • Instrument: 6" f/6 Newt-Unusual Dob
  • Entry: [16]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 3.5 Mb
  • Special Award
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Entry 17
  • Name: Robert Mulford
  • From: Norwich, CT
  • Instrument: 6" f/8 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [17]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.6 Mb
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Entry 18
  • Name: Alan Rifkin
  • From: South Hadley, MA
  • Instrument: 75mm F/Grape Edible Refractor on Ginger-Bread Mount.
  • Entry: [18]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.8 Mb
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Entry 19
  • Name: Terry Ryan
  • From: Biddeford, ME
  • Instrument: 6" f/5 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [19]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.3 Mb
  • Innovative Component Award: Magnetic Eyepiece Holder
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Entry 20
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Entry 20
  • Name: Frank Manasek
  • From: Norwich, VT
  • Instrument: 60mm f/15 Refractor - Fork Mount
  • Entry: [20]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 6.7 Mb
  • 3rd Place Craftsmanship
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Entry 21
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Entry 21
  • Name: Joseph Donahue
  • From: Rydal, PA
  • Instrument: 67mm Solar Telescope with 0.2A H-Alpha Filter
  • Entry: [21]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 1.7 Mb
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Entry 22
  • Name: Frank Bov
  • From: Pittsford, NY
  • Instrument: 20" f/4 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [22]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.9 Mb
  • 2nd Place Mechanical Design
  • 4th Place Craftsmanship
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Entry 23
  • Name: Kelly Jons & Gene Zajac
  • From: Chardon, OH
  • Instrument: 4¼" f/14 Herschelian Replicas
  • Entry: [23]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 11.1 Mb
  • 1st Place Craftsmanship
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Entry 24
  • Name: John Avellone
  • From: Alexandria, VA
  • Instrument: 16" f/8 Folded Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [24]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 4.7 Mb
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Entry 25
  • Name: Myron Wasiuta
  • From: Spotsylvania, VA
  • Instrument: 16" f/4.5 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [25]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.4 Mb
  • 4th Place Mechanical Design
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Entry 26
  • Name: Joe Dechene
  • From: Nashua, NH
  • Instrument: 14½" f/4.5 Newt-Split Ring
  • Entry: [26]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 3.0 Mb
  • 1st Place Mechanical Design
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Entry 27
  • Name: Stephen Lieber
  • From: Rockaway Point, NY
  • Instrument: 17½" Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [27]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 3.5 Mb
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Entry 28
  • Name: Andrew Bodkin
  • From: Wellesley, MA
  • Instrument: 6" Visible/IR Terrestrial Telescope.
  • Entry: [28]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.2 Mb
 
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  • Name: Dave McGaw
  • From: Canaan, NH
  • Instrument: 6" f/8 Newt-GEM
  • Entry: [29]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.2 Mb
  • 2nd Place Optical - under 12½"
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Entry 30
  • Name: Marylin Michalsky
  • From: Kimberton, PA
  • Instrument: 10" f/7 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [30]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.2 Mb
  • 1st Place Optical - under 12½"
 
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Entry 30
  • Name: Bob Midiri
  • From: Coatesville, PA
  • Instrument: 12½" f/7 Newt-Dob
  • Entry: [31]
  • Movie of this Scope, WMV format, 2.5 Mb
  • 1st Place Optical - 12½" and over

Newt = Newtonian Reflector; Dob = Dobsonian Mount;
GEM = German Equatorial Mount; Ball = Ball or Hemispherical Mount

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