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Day 1: Grinding | |
| Scopes on display |  |
| Parts on display |  |
| Adam (age 5) the Grinding Champ |  |
| Mom (age 86) grinds some, too |  |
| Joan teaches optics |  |
| Mojo and Jane explain grinding. Note the cool TaylorBox (TM) which kept all the mess in check. Thanks, Mark! |  |
| Bill just can't keep his hands off that glass |  |
| Terry and Mojo |  |
Day 2: Polishing and Assembly | |
| Akkana and Jane polish under John Dobson's watchful eye (on video) |  |
| Another future astronomer polishes our mirror |  |
| Signing the tube |  |
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| Chris and Bill testing |  |
| Oh my God! It's full of stars! |  |
| Everyone drills (18 volts :-) |  |
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| William, Carpentry Champ |  |
| Two Bills |  |
| Solar scopes outside |  |
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Success! | |
| Finished scope! |  |
| Akkana shoots the Moon |  |
| Bill sees Clavius! |  |
| Dave doesn't believe it |  |
| OK, it wasn't the greatest view we've ever had. But it was mighty satisfying all the same! |  |
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| A last bit of showing off before going home |  |
| A good time was had by all! |  |