Johannesburg Centre, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa

 

A compilation by Chris and Lerika
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wpe3.jpg (3382 bytes) Chris Lubbe's wheelchair-accessible pier (build by Peter van Laun).
Photo: Gerhard Koekemoer
wpe4.jpg (3397 bytes) A young visitor enjoys Keith Liddle's observing chair.
Photo: Francois Nortje
wpe7.jpg (3080 bytes) Evan Dembskey guarding Chris Stewart's 6" Dob and
Equatorial Platform.
Photo: Gerhard Koekemoer
wpe6.jpg (2548 bytes) Telescope Judge, Brian Fraser, inspecting Francois Nortje's 6" Dob on an Equatorial Platform.
Photo: Gerhard Koekemoer
wpe8.jpg (1999 bytes) Frikkie Le Roux's 6" Newtonian on a split ring mount.
Photo: Gerhard Koekemoer
wpe9.jpg (2514 bytes) Geoff's mirror grinding machine travelled all the way from Durban.
Photo:Gerhard Koekemoer
wpeA.jpg (3649 bytes) Jan Schut's 6" Newtonian.
Photo: Diane Barnwell
wpeB.jpg (3728 bytes) Johann Swanepoel's 10" open truss Dob.
Photo: Francois Nortje
wpeC.jpg (2537 bytes) John Scott and Peter Fyfe's 6" Dobs.
Photo: Gerhard Koekemoer
wpeD.jpg (3426 bytes) The three wise judges (Dave Blane, Chris Stewart and Brian Fraser) inspect Dave Hughes' 6" Dob
wpeE.jpg (3589 bytes) The Judges inspect Truss Tube Dobs by Scotty Naughtin (12")and Keith Lou (10").
wpeF.jpg (3536 bytes) Brian Fraser's 6" Newtonian on a German Equatorial Mount and a smiling Keith Liddle behind his observing chair.
Photo: Lerika Cross
wpe10.jpg (3028 bytes) Mirror grinding DB.JPG - Vince Nettmann keeping a close watch on his pupil at the Telescope Making Demonstration.
Photo: Diane Barnwell
wpe11.jpg (3127 bytes) Andrew Moore and Peter Fyfe look at live pictures of the moon during the day.
Photo: Francois Nortje
wpe12.jpg (2843 bytes) Neville Young and his 76mm Refractor that belonged to Jack Bennett, SA comet discoverer.
Photo: Francois Nortje
wpe13.jpg (3355 bytes) Peter Baxter shows off his 6" Dob.
Photo: Gerhard Koekemoer
wpe14.jpg (1799 bytes) The crowd is enthralled as Carl Ahlers(Experilab) launches his rocket into space.
Photo: Craig Kuhnert
wpe15.jpg (1979 bytes) The tube of Scotty Naughtin's 3" Ballscope also acts as a finderscope for his 12" Dob.
Photo: Gerhard Koekemoer
wpe16.jpg (2932 bytes) Tim Cooper's 16" Meade made its first venture outside his observatory in 11 years.
Photo: Gerhard Koekemoer

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