2023 Workday Photos

The Springfield Telescope Makers spend a lot of time maintaining and improving our site and facilities every year. We repair damage to roads and fields, maintain and improve buildings, observatories and telescopes, repair and improve equipment, and of course get ready for and host the annual Stellafane Convention.

In 2023, Tom Spirock decided to document much of this work with photographs, and this page is the result of that effort.

Credits: All photos were taken by STM member Tom Spirock, who spends a lot of time at workdays and gets a lot done including snapping a lot of photos.

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Carl Malikowski just repaired the electronic control box for the Schupmann telescope.	Carl Malikowski just repaired the electronic control box for the Schupmann telescope.
Carl Malikowski testing the newly repaired electronic control box for the Schupmann telescope.	Carl Malikowski testing the newly repaired electronic control box for the Schupmann telescope.
John “Hollywood” Gallagher trimming trees.	John “Hollywood” Gallagher trimming trees.
John “Hollywood” Gallagher freeing a new cement barrier from its form.	John “Hollywood” Gallagher freeing a new cement barrier from its form.
John “Hollywood” Gallagher installing the forks on the tractor.	John “Hollywood” Gallagher installing the forks on the tractor.
Carl Malikowski (left) and John “Hollywood” Gallagher installing the chain on the limb trimmer.	Carl Malikowski (left) and John “Hollywood” Gallagher installing the chain on the limb trimmer.
Carl Malikowski checking the level of hydraulic fluid in the tractor.	Carl Malikowski checking the level of hydraulic fluid in the tractor.
John “Hollywood” Gallagher nipping weeds.	John “Hollywood” Gallagher nipping weeds.
Carl Malikowski gooping up the cement form with non-stick linseed oil.	Carl Malikowski gooping up the cement form with non-stick linseed oil.
Carl Malikowski pouring cement into the mixer for a barrier.	Carl Malikowski pouring cement into the mixer for a barrier.
John “Hollywood” Gallagher hoeing cement into the form for a barrier.	John “Hollywood” Gallagher hoeing cement into the form for a barrier.
Carl Malikowski (left) and John “Hollywood” Gallagher working on a cement barrier.	Carl Malikowski (left) and John “Hollywood” Gallagher working on a cement barrier.
Crew getting ready to fell a big pine tree.	Crew getting ready to fell a big pine tree.
John Martin felling a big pine tree.	John Martin felling a big pine tree.
John Martin felling a big pine tree.	John Martin felling a big pine tree.
John Martin felling a big pine tree.	John Martin felling a big pine tree.
John Martin cutting up a big pine tree.	John Martin cutting up a big pine tree.
Mike Hayes cutting up a big pine tree.	Mike Hayes cutting up a big pine tree.
Jay Drew cleaning up a big pine tree.	Jay Drew cleaning up a big pine tree.
Carl Malikowski cutting up a big pine tree.	Carl Malikowski cutting up a big pine tree.
Roger Williams cleaning up a big pine tree.	Roger Williams cleaning up a big pine tree.
Carl Malikowski cutting up a big pine tree.	Carl Malikowski cutting up a big pine tree.
Roger Williams cleaning up a big pine tree.	Roger Williams cleaning up a big pine tree.
Thomas Spirock cleaning up a big pine tree.	Thomas Spirock cleaning up a big pine tree.