2004 Convention Photo Gallery

Here are photos of the 2004 Convention by the Springfield Telescope Makers and convention attendees.

So whether you attended and want to try to find yourself in photo, or you couldn't attend and want to see what went on, you can spend some time browsing our gallery of general photos below. If you are looking for telescopes entered in the competition, see the 2004scopes.html page.

All photos by the Springfield Telescope Makers unless otherwise credited.

Here are our traditional candid shots by the Springfield Telescope Makers taken during convention:
Conventioneers talkin' telescopes.	Junie Esslinger explains rough grinding.	Conventioneers talkin' telescopes.	Phil Rounsville makin' a pitch lap.	Conventioneers talkin' telescopes.	Mario Motta talkin' on collimation.
A little Stellafane dew drippin' off the tent.	Camden Houghton grindin' a mirror.	Young conventioneer workin' on the 27" blank.	Chris Houghton explainin' grindin' to his son.	Conventioneer testin' a mirror.	Young conventioneer workin' on a mirror.
Young conventioneer workin' on a mirror.	Richard Parker talkin' about Ronchi testin'.	Richard Parker talkin' about Ronchi testin'.	Conventioneer workin' on a mirror.	Ken Slater explainin' rough grinding.	Young conventioneer workin' on the 27" blank.
Young conventioneer workin' on a mirror.	Young conventioneer workin' on a mirror.	Richard Parker talkin' about Ronchi testin'.	Wayne Zuhl video taping the Fri eve talks.	Convention A/V master "Ol' Uncle Bill" Kuriskin.	Convention MC Bob Morse at the Fri eve talks.
'Scope judges Matt Marulla & George East.	'Scope judges Dave Kelly & Brian Lula.	'Scope judge Jeff Lowe.	'Scope judge Chris Houghton.	'Scope judges delebrating on the 'scopes.	Talkin' Telescopes on Breezy Hill.
Key Note speaker Dr. Ronald Mallott.	David Levy givin' the Shadowgram talk.	Givin' out the 'scope awards Sat eve.	Givin' out the 'scope awards Sat eve.	Chris Houghton talkin' about the 'scope awards.	Bert Willard gettin' an award for 50 years at conv.
Bob Gent giving John Martin the AL Award.	Bob Crelin speaking after receiving the W. S. Houston award.	STM president Brad Vietje givin' a young ATM a mirror kit.	Convention matra'd Al Rifkin.	Thomas Stern & the youngest conventioneer.	Convention MC Bob Morse.
Peter Chen speaking on his ultra light weight mirrors.	Nancy Tuthill & Al Rifkin.	Tim Castillano speaking on detecting extra solar planets.	Joel Gilmann.	Convention MC Bob Morse.	Steve Dodson builds a 'scope w/ a junior 'scope maker.
Breezy Hill.	Norm Fredrick watchin' over the Turret.	Talkin' 'scopes on Breezy Hill.	Jim Flood video taping the ATM short talks.	Ken Slater demonstrating rough gringing.	Springfield CofC rep Bob Flint.
Stellafane site manager John Martin.	STM Vice-pres John Gallagher.	STM Pres Brad Vietje.	David Kratz giving a Fri eve talk.	Tim Castillano speaking on the NASA extrasolar planet project.	Jim Flood working the registration gate.
Kim Keegan working the t-shirt table.	Nancy Tuthill.	Ken Slater putting grit on a mirror blank.	Jim Beaty talking about beviling.	Mike Hill talking on "ATM Lingo"	David Siegrist setting up his talk on "Dob Basics"
Steve Orlando talking about mirror making.	Tools of the trade.	Dave Kelly's Mirror tester.	John Galligher and Brad Vietje fighting over a trash can.	The business end of a mirror tester.	Dave Kelly pressing a lap.

Contributed Panoramic Photos
				163 kB, 1,630 x 400 panorama of Porter Turret & The Stellafane Clubhouse. Photo by Mike Gondek, Jr.
				179 kB, 2,279 x 400 panorama of Setting up Telescope on Breezy Hill Photo by Mike Gondek, Jr.
				260 kB, 1,927 x 400 panorama of Stellafane East Amphitheater. Photo by Liebrecht Venter
Photos by Bruce Berger




Photos by Jim Flood




Photos by Dan Ward

Photos by Mike Gondek

Photos by Dennis Cassia

Photos by Liebrecht Venter

Photos by Ken Slater

Photos by Dave Prowten

Photos by Jeff Lowe

Photos by Bruce Brown

Photos by Gary Fuch

Photos by John Stewart

Photos by Patrick Dodson

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