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Stellafane 2004

Some members attended the annual Stellafane convention on August 14th.
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Normand Fullum's 12.5
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Normand Fullum with his 8
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Maureen Davis from Fairfield Connecticut utilizing a metal salad bow and a large coffee can
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Saturday, August 14, 2004
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Jack Heinzmann from Rockport, MA . Telescope: Springfield Mt.
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Raynald Ostigy from St. Bruno, Quebec Telescope: 10
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Saturday, August 14, 2004
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John Dobson (middle with no shirt), 88 years old, sits with friends at the Stellafane convention. Dobson revolutionized the world of amateur astronomy with his Dobsonian design which made large aperature telescopes available at modest prices.
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Saturday, August 14, 2004
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John McLean from Ashland, NH Telescope: 16
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Kevin Iott from Petersburgh, MI machined this beautiful German Equatorial Mount and is in the process of finishing up the telescope that will be mounted on it (not pictured).
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Stellafane 2004
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Normand Fullum discusses his telescope with Skyscrapers Marian and Maria Juskuv
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Jan Wisniewski from Hawesbury, Ontario Telescope: 20
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The McGregor Observatory which houses the world's largest Schupmann telescope
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Rick Lynch, Sue Hubbard, and Al Hall at the
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John Kocur
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Steve Hubbard checking his eyelids for light leaks
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