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2002 Convention Photo Gallery

Here are photos of the 2002 Convention by the Springfield Telescope Makers and convention attendees.

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 2002-scopes.html page.

Photos by the Springfield Telescope Makers

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Cody Antouncci
trying to stay
out of trouble.
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Jim Flood
working at the
registration booth.
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Jim Flood and
Alan Tinker.
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The telescope
field below the
McGregor Obs.
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John Gallagher
talking about the
Schupmann
telescope.
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Jim Daley
adjusting the
Schupmann optics.
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Joel Gillman
working at the
t-shirt stand.
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"Big Bob" Morse
working on the
Sat eve program.
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The tent fields.
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Mario Antouncci
and Grandsons.
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Nancy Tuthill
at the t-shirt
stand.
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Brad Vietje
talking about
grinding mirrors.
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Conventioneer
grinding a mirror
at the ATM demo
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Conventioneer
grinding a mirror
at the ATM demo
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Chris Houghton
grinding a mirror
at the ATM demo.
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Ken Slater
working on the
27" mirror.
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Jim Flood
testing a
mirror.
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Camden Houghton
grinding a mirror.
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Lukas Houghton
grinding a mirror.
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Camden Houghton
grinding a mirror.
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Conventioneer
grinding a mirror
at the ATM demo
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Conventioneer
grinding a mirror
at the ATM demo
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Dave Kelly's
mirror tester.
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John Gallagher
testing a mirror.
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Ken Slater
talking about
using tiles
to grind.
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Ken Slater
talking about
making a
plaster tool.
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Young
conventioneer
grinding a mirror.
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Young
conventioneer
grinding a mirror.
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Young
conventioneer
grinding a mirror.
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Conventioneer
grinding a mirror.
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Conventioneers
learning about
rough grinding.
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Conventioneer
working on the
27" mirror.
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Conventioneer
testing a mirror.
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Ken Slater
talking about
grit.
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Young
conventioneer
grinding a mirror.
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Ken Slater
putting a little
extra weight on
the 27" tool.
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Young
conventioneers
working on the
27" mirror.
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Irving Price (left)
and Jim Flood.
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Bert Willard
working in the
Clubhouse.
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Iliana Filby
registering
telescopes.
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Resistering
telescopes for
the competition.
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Jack Heinzman
signing in for
the competition.
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Al Monkowski
in the Clubhouse.
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The Stellafane
"Little Man"
Symbol.
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Yumna Malik.
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Dave Kelly (left)
and John Wood
talking about
judging.
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The Porter Turret
Telescope.
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Bert Willard (left)
and Chris Houghtin
talking about
judging.
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Mitch Melassanos
video taping
the judging.
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Fran Flanders
in the Clubhouse.
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The telescope
judging.
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Jack Heinzman
talking about his
telescope.
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Jack Heinzman
and his Springfield
telescope.
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Chris Houghton
studying a
telescope.
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Roger Greenwood
and his observing
chair.
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The Porter Turret
Telescope.
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Stellafane and the
Turret Telescope.
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The Pink
Clubhouse.
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The Porter Turret
Telescope.
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Bruce Berger
talks about his
telescope.
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Stellafane.
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John Symborski
and his
"telescope".
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Conventioneer
studying a
telescope.
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Dennis Woos
talking about
his telescope.
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The Pink
Clubhouse.
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Dennis and Douglas
Woos and their
telescope.
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Mike Constanzo
watching over
the Clubhouse.
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Dave McGaw
printing out photos
for the kids.
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"Big Carl" Breuning
in the Turret
Telescope.
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Mitch Melassanos
and Bill Kuriskin
setting up the
AV equipment.
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"Big Bob" Morse
at the Friday
evening talks.
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Maryann Arrien
video taping
the talks.
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Bob Flint of the
Town Chamber of
Commerce.
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STM President
Junie Esslinger.
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Stellafane Site
Manager John
Martin.
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STM Secretary
Wayne Zuhl.
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JSome of the
youngsters in the
horseshoe contest.
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The winner of the
adult horse shoe
contest.
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The winner of the
junior horse shoe
contest.
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Alan Tinker
talks about our
long time friend
Roger Tuthill.
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Kris Larsen talks about astronomy references in the writings of
J. R. R. Tolkein.
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Frank Palulski
talks about the VAS
project to map light
pollution in N. VT.
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Alan "Rif" Rifkin
talks about amateur
telescope BAKING.
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Mario Motta
talks about light
pollution progress
in MA.
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John Dobson
talking about the
the universe and
everything.
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The hillside
amphitheater for
the Sat eve talks.
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"Big Bob" Morse
at the Sat
eve talks.
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Yumna Malik.
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People from various
astro clubs.
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Young
conventioneers
at the Sat
eve talks.
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Junie Esslinger
gives a mirror
kit to the winner
of the junior raffle.
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"Big Bob" Morse
calling out
the raffle
numbers.
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Winner of the
telescope in
the raffle drawing.
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Al Nagler's
grandaughter
drawing the
raffle tickets.
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Nancy Tuthill.
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John Dobson
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Ryan Hannahoe
giving David Levy
the AL's Youth
award.
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Rick Hunter
announcing the
winners of the
optical competition.
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Carolyn Shoemaker
giving the key
note talk.
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David Levy
giving the
shadowgram.
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The Porter Turret
Telescope.
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Dave Prowten
photographing
the telescopes.
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Dave Kelly
studying a
focuser.
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Al Rifkin's
gingerbred
telescope.
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Al Rifkin with
his gingerbred
telescope.
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"Old Uncle Bill"
Kuriskin setting
up the AV stuff.
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Mario Antouncci
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"Big Gary" Cislak
doing some last
minute repairs
on a speaker.
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Convention
volunteer Bob
Emerson.
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"Old Uncle Bill"
Kuriskin and
Wayne Zuhl.
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Carolyn Shoemaker
and Jim Beaty.
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John Dobson,
David Levy and
Carolyn Shoemaker.
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John Dobson,
David and Wendee
Levy and Carolyn
Shoemaker with
a young
astronomer.
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Club historian
Bert Willand
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Danny and Cody
Antouncci
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Tom Gorka
working on the
new gallows.

Photos by Jim Flood

Contributed Photo
John Gallagher
talking about
mirror testing.
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The tent and
parking fields.
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The Pink
Clubhouse.
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The telescope
fields near the
Pink Clubhouse.
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The judges giving
a telescope
the once over.
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Photos by "Big Gary" Cislak

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Junie Esslinger
building a telescope
with the winner
of the junior
horseshoe contest.
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Conventioneer
working on the
27" mirror.
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Natalie
Melassanos.
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"Admiral" Al
Stern
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Ed Rado
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Mike Costanzo
and Dave Kelly
collimate a
telescope.
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The Stellafane
"Little Man"
symbol.
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The back of the
Pink Clubhouse
with new paint.

Photos by Paul Perlmutter

Contributed Photo
Carolyn Shoemaker
and Paul
Perlmutter.
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The members of
the DVAA.
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Young astronomer
studying a
telescope.
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Marylin Michalsky
and Carolyn
Shoemaker.
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Bob Midiri
and his
telescope.
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The Turret
Telescope and
the Pink
Clubhouse.
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Paul Perlmutter
with John Dobson,
David and Wendee
Levy and Carolyn Shoemaker.
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The swap tables.
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Telescope field
below the
McGregor Obs.
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Al Nagler
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Photos by Joe Castoro

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Al Nagler
setting up his
solar telescope.
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The swap tables.
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The swap tables.
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Breezy Hill.
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Gene Zajac
and his
telescope.
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The telescope
field south of
the Clubhouse.
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Photos by Guy Brandenburg

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Conventioneer
working on the
27" mirror.
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Conventioneer
working on the
27" mirror.
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Mirror grinding
supplies.
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Jack Heinzman's
Springfield
telescope.
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The sundial on
the south side
of the Clubhouse.
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Youth photo
session.
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The Porter
Turret Telescope.
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Conventioneer
grinding a
mirror.

Photos by Bruce Beford

Contributed Photo
"Big Gary" Cislak
painting the
Pink Clubhouse.
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The Turret
Telescope.
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The Pink
Clubhouse gets
some new
paint.
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Young astronomers
studies the sun.
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Dave McGaw
and his telescope.
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Breezy Hill.
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Breezy Hill.
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Breezy Hill.
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Photos by Bruce Berger

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Photos by Adrian Hlynka

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Photos by Lowell McCormick

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Closeup of John
Vogt's 32-inch
scope.
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Photo session
in front of
the Clubhouse.
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Talking about
collimation a
16" Dob.
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John Vogt
talking about
his scope.
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A homemade 16"
sheet metal
Dobsonian.
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Big
Binoculars
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Al Nagler with
his new friend
Orion.
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The Porter
Turret
Telescope
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16" Equatorial
and the
McGregor Obs.
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Forrest of Big
Dobsonians.
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10" Dobsonian
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Joe Castoro
talks about his
big binos.

Photos by Dave Mitsky

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Marylin Michalski
and her first place
optical award
winning scope.
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Bob Midiri
and his first place
optical award
winning scope.
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The Saturday
eve talks.
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