Some pictures from ScopeX 2002 held on Saturday 18 May 2002 at the Military
History Museum. Pictures by Gerhard Koekemoer, Francois Nortje
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Vince Nettmann hard at work at the Telescope Making Demo |
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Bert van Winsen discusses the intricacies of his
10" scope built for astrophotography. The stepper motor drives are
driven by an embedded microprocessor. |
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Dominic Toldo brought his much-travelled
squat 10" Odyssey. It has seen many photons. |
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Tony Golding proudly shows off his
beautiful 8", built by Andrew Leigh. |
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Chris Stewart patiently explains the design of his 6"
Dob |
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Enjoying the late afternoon in perfect
weather with good company. |
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Peter Baxter's 10" on a fibreglass
fork mount by Hugh Lund. |
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Peter Bosman's 8" Dob sports the
first Crayford focuser built in our class. The finish belies the scavenged
materials of which it is constructed. |
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Tony Voorvelt explains radio astronomy |
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Walter Bacchio displaying a small aluminising unit and
selling his specially crafted ATM items |
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Francois Nortje's 6" on an equatorial
platform sports an equipment drawer. Optics & decoration by Lerika
Cross. |
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Peter van Laun (centre) shows off his
scope on an interesting pier with folding legs. The motor drive worm gear
was cut with a threading tap. |
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Peter Baxter's Beautiful octagonal wooden
6" and his 10" sporting a fibreglass on foam fork mount attracted
much attention. |
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Wim van Steenderen's work-in-progress. The
mirrors for the 6" binoculars-to-be were figured to within just a few
mm of each other in focal length. |
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The awesome SA-built G6 self-propelled
cannon looks like a good basis for a large mobile telescope... |
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Gerhard Koekemoer's scope, computer
controlled according to Mel Bartels' design, just keeps on evolving. |
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Kathy (Mary) McKinnon's 8" was a
group effort. It has folding feet that provide a convenient eyepiece
height, yet allow it to fit in her car. |
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Case Rijsdijk brought this model of
the South African Large Telescope - under construction at Sutherland - all
the way from Cape Town. |
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Diane "mans" Chris Stewarts
4" on a German mount. The unusual pier was built for stability &
portability, for the Lusaka solar eclipse expedition. |
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Keith Lou's experimental minimalist scope
is built for travel. It too has evolved over time. |
