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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Ken Slater removing plumbing in the basement of the Bunkhouse in preparation for the forms for a new West wall.	Ken Slater removing plumbing in the basement of the Bunkhouse in preparation for the forms for a new West wall.
The West wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse is ready for the cement form.	The West wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse is ready for the cement form.
John Martin building the form for the new cement West wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	John Martin building the form for the new cement West wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
John Martin building the form for the new cement West wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	John Martin building the form for the new cement West wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
John Martin building the form for the new cement West wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	John Martin building the form for the new cement West wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
The form for the new West cement wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse is nearing completion.	The form for the new West cement wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse is nearing completion.
Dave Siegrist loads a bag of cement into the mixer for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	Dave Siegrist loads a bag of cement into the mixer for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
Cecilia Dietrich hoes cement into the form for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	Cecilia Dietrich hoes cement into the form for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
Jeff Lowe and Cecilia Dietrich add cement into the form for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	Jeff Lowe and Cecilia Dietrich add cement into the form for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
Jeff Lowe adds water to the cement for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	Jeff Lowe adds water to the cement for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
Cement mixing crew for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse (left to right): Cecilia Dietrich, Dave Siegrist, Bob Trzcinski, Jeff Lowe.	Cement mixing crew for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse (left to right): Cecilia Dietrich, Dave Siegrist, Bob Trzcinski, Jeff Lowe.
John Martin tapping the form to get the cement to settle for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	John Martin tapping the form to get the cement to settle for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
Jeff Lowe adds water to the cement for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	Jeff Lowe adds water to the cement for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
Dave Siegrist loads a bag of cement into the mixer for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	Dave Siegrist loads a bag of cement into the mixer for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
Francis O'Reilly hoes cement into the form for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.	Francis O'Reilly hoes cement into the form for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse.
Cement mixing crew for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse (left to right): Roger Williams, Dave Siegrist, Jeff Lowe, Bob Trzcinski.	Cement mixing crew for the new wall in the basement of the Bunkhouse (left to right): Roger Williams, Dave Siegrist, Jeff Lowe, Bob Trzcinski.