Allen Malsbury and his 16" Dobsonian
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S*T*A*R Member Allen Malsbury demonstrates his homemade 16" Dobsonian telescope at an ATM presentation.
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Star Party Thankyou Letter
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From the Village School, Holmdel star party in February 2008.
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Club members observing at Coyle Field
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An observng night at Coyle Field in the Pine Barrens.
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Solar Observing at the 2007 Club Picnic
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A few dobs awaiting nightfall in the Catskills
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V.P Dennis O'Leary with the club's 25 inch Obsession at the Stokes Star Party
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Stokes Star Party
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Whenever the weather cooperates the semi-annual Stokes Star Party is always well attended by S*T*A*R members.
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The 2007 Annual Club Picnic
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Testing a mirror at an ATM session
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This is a Ronchi-gram of a home made 6" f/5 mirror. When parabolized the Ronchi-gram shows a curved pattern like this. This mirror still has some residual zones as the curves contain a noticeable wiggle at about 70% of the radius. After more figuring the mirrorwas declared finished at 1/18th wave!
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Making a tile tool at an ATM session
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Gordon Waite makes a tile tool at an ATM session. The pink stuff is dental plaster in which ceramic tiles are embedded. Once cured the tool is used to grind a mirror to a smooth surface of the desired curvature.
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