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Diane Barnwell and Craig Kuhnert hard at work at their
6" and 8" mirrors |
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Brian Fraser grinding his 20" mirror - is he thinking:
why did I start this? |
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Chris Stewart
explains how Francois Nortje's equatorial platform counteracts the Earth's rotation. |
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A pair of
newly-completed telescopes are carefully scrutinised and their relative
merits critically discussed. |
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Bevelling the edges of the mirror blanks is the first step
in mirror making. |
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Brian Fraser makes a lap for one of the students. |
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Chris Stewart lays hands on Lerika's recalcitrant 8"
mirror during
figuring. |
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Scotty Naughtin's Foucault tester. |
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