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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Paul Fucile cleaning up the lumber from the cement form.	Paul Fucile cleaning up the lumber from the cement form.
Paul Fucile bending rebar for a cement barrier.	Paul Fucile bending rebar for a cement barrier.
George Springston (left) and John Martin thinking about a carpentry project.	George Springston (left) and John Martin thinking about a carpentry project.
George Springston removing the temporary step stone from the Pink Clubhouse.	George Springston removing the temporary step stone from the Pink Clubhouse.
George Springston getting ready to move the new, top step stone on the tractor.	George Springston getting ready to move the new, top step stone on the tractor.
John Martin (left) and George Springston getting ready to move the new, top step stone on the tractor.	John Martin (left) and George Springston getting ready to move the new, top step stone on the tractor.
George Springston inspecting the step foundation stones at the Pink Clubhouse.	George Springston inspecting the step foundation stones at the Pink Clubhouse.
John Martin maneuvering the tractor to pick up the top step stone.	John Martin maneuvering the tractor to pick up the top step stone.
George Springston helping the top step stone onto the tractor forks.	George Springston helping the top step stone onto the tractor forks.
George Springston getting ready to move the top step stone in to position.	George Springston getting ready to move the top step stone in to position.
George Springston nudging the top step stone into position.	George Springston nudging the top step stone into position.
George Springston and the new stone steps at the Pink Clubhouse.	George Springston and the new stone steps at the Pink Clubhouse.
The new stone steps at the Pink Clubhouse.	The new stone steps at the Pink Clubhouse.
George Springston trying to observe the partial solar eclipse with a pin-hole camera.	George Springston trying to observe the partial solar eclipse with a pin-hole camera.
George Springston trying to observe the partial solar eclipse with a pin-hole camera.	George Springston trying to observe the partial solar eclipse with a pin-hole camera.
A pin-hole camera image of the partial solar eclipse (lower left).	A pin-hole camera image of the partial solar eclipse (lower left).
Stone cairn on a local peak to the South of the Pink Clubhouse.	Stone cairn on a local peak to the South of the Pink Clubhouse.
Geologist George Springston (left) showing Cecilia Dietrich and Ken Slater some features of the local geology.	Geologist George Springston (left) showing Cecilia Dietrich and Ken Slater some features of the local geology.
Geologist George Springston inspecting the local geology.	Geologist George Springston inspecting the local geology.
Geologist George Springston (left) showing Cecilia Dietrich and Ken Slater some features of the local geology.	Geologist George Springston (left) showing Cecilia Dietrich and Ken Slater some features of the local geology.
The October 2023 meeting of the Springfield Telescope Makers.	The October 2023 meeting of the Springfield Telescope Makers.