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2005 Optical Winners

Category I: Newtonians 12.5” and under

Two Tied for First Place

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  • Name: Jan Wisniewski
  • From: Ontario, Canada
  • Telescope: 12" f/5.25 Newtonian Dobsonian
  • Right click and "save target as" to download a Windows media player movie of Jan Wieniewski's telescope (2.0 Meg file).

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  • Name: Lenny Arsenault
  • From: Litchfield, ME
  • Telescope: 6” f/11 Newtonian

Second Place

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  • Name: William Cheng
  • From: Mount Jackson, VA
  • Telescope: 8” f/6 Newtonian 

Third Place

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  • Name: Jay Drew
  • From: East Lyme, CT
  • Telescope: 6” f/7 Newtonian

Category II: Newtonians over 12.5”

First Place

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  • Name: Joseph P. Manning
  • From: Bel Air, MD
  • Telescope: " f/4.9 Newtonian Dobsonian
  • Right click and "save target as" to download a Windows media player movie of Joseph Manning's telescope (3.3 Meg file).

Category III: Complex Optical Systems

First Place

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  • Name: David M. Groski
  • From: Hockessin, DE
  • Telescope: 4.25" f/27 German Equatorial Scheifspeigler
  • Right click and "save target as" to download
    a Windows media player movie of David Groski's telescope (1.9 Meg file).

Second Place

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  • Name: Richard S. Parker
  • From: Tolland, CT
  • Telescope: 6" f/15 German Equatorial Refractor.
  • Right click and "save target as" to download a Windows media player movie of Richard Parker's telescope (2.7 Meg file).

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