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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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