Johannesburg Centre,
Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
Some pictures from ScopeX 2003 held on Saturday 10 May 2003 at the SA
Military History Museum.
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Chris
Lubbe's wheelchair-accessible pier (built by Peter van Laun) Photo:
Gerhard Koekemoer
A
young visitor enjoys Keith Liddle's observing chair Photo:
Francois Nortje
Evan
Dembskey guarding Chris Stewart's 6" Dob and Equatorial Platform Photo:
Gerhard Koekemoer
Telescope
Judge, Brian Fraser, inspecting Francois Nortje's 6" Dob on an
Equatorial Platform Photo:
Gerhard Koekemoer
Frikkie
Le Roux's 6" Newtonian on a split ring mount Photo:
Gerhard Koekemoer
Geoff's
mirror grinding machine travelled all the way from Durban Photo:Gerhard
Koekemoer
Jan
Schut's 6" Newtonian Photo:
Diane Barnwell
Johann
Swanepoel's 10" open truss Dob Photo:
Francois Nortje
John
Scott and Peter Fyfe's 6" Dobs Photo:
Gerhard Koekemoer
The
three wise judges (Dave Blane, Chris Stewart and Brian Fraser) inspect
Dave Hughes' 6" Dob
The
three wise judges (Dave Blane, Chris Stewart and Brian Fraser) inspect
Keith Lou's 6" Dob
Brian
Fraser's 6" Newtonian on a German Equatorial Mount and a smiling
Keith Liddle behind his observing chair Photo:
Lerika Cross
Mirror
grinding - Vince Nettmann keeping a close watch on his pupil at the
Telescope Making Demonstration Photo:
Diane Barnwell
Andrew
Moore and Peter Fyfe look at live pictures of the moon during the day Photo:
Francois Nortje
Neville
Young and his 76mm Refractor that belonged to Jack Bennett, SA comet
discoverer Photo:
Francois Nortje
Peter
Baxter shows off his 6" Dob Photo:
Gerhard Koekemoer
The
crowd is enthralled as Carl Ahlers(Experilab) launches his rocket into
space. Photo:
Craig Kuhnert
The
tube of Scotty Naughtin's 3" Ballscope also acts as a finderscope for
his 12" Dob Photo:
Gerhard Koekemoer
Tim
Cooper's monster 16" Meade made its first venture outside his observatory in
11 years Photo:
Gerhard Koekemoer
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