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Key note speaker, Dr Michael Bietenholz, talking to Dave Hughes at his self crafted Schief Spiegler. (Photo: C Stewart)The visiting students get an explanation from Rainer Jakob at one of his sundial creations. (Photo: Mark Hull)2010 Star PartyTelescope workshop (Photo A Slotegraaf)The ScopeX Camera Obscura sported a SA flag and ribbons in support of the upcoming world cup. (Photo: F Nortje)Rodney and his sample scope Rudolf Strydom's work in progress (Photo J Shellard)Dave Hughes and his scope (Photo C Penberthy)Chris Stewart sets up his scope with solar filter for use at Rainer's Sun Corner with the Unika Voortrekkers who manned the stand. (Photo: J Shellard)SAASTA - ScopeX Sponsor since 2004 - representative Thandi Mdluli - is thanked for SAASTA's contribution and for coming to support ScopeX on the day. (Photo: F Nortje)ATM Winner: George Jagals was determined to make the largest mirror and his 13ATM Winner: Fred Oosthuizen, to see how well TCTs (tilted component telescopes) could perform, chose to tackle a 3-mirror version: the Stevick-Paul design. (Photo: C Stewart)Percy Jacobs' Spectroscopy Stand being enjoyed by the visiting students. (Photo: J Shellard)ATM Winner: Johann Swanepoel presented the largest home-made scope ever to grace the field, a 20” f/4 in the Krige/Berry style - but with his own unique improvements. (Photo: C Stewart)ATM Winner: Julian Shellard and his 8” f/7 Dobsonian - a fine exemple of his enviable knack for cleanly integrating unusual design features in a subtle way. (Photo: C Stewart)Visitors peering at Nigel's scope and George's mirror grinding machine. (Photo: J Shellard)The ScopeX Camera Obscura seeing what is going on outside - captured by Julian Shellard.Oom Johan (Smit) - one of the ATM mentors - looks. (Photo: J Shellard)ATM Winner: Rainer Jakob's Heliochronometer - an equatorial sundial adjustable for latitude and longitude, that can reliably indicate the time to within a minute. (Photo: J Shellard)One of Rainer Jakob's sundials. (Photo: Mark Hull)ATM Winner George showing off his tall chair for easy viewing at his 13ATM Winner: Nigel Wakefield brought his 16” f/4,3 truss-tube Dobsonian up from Natal - it is unusual in that he has incorporated novel mechanisms for conveniently adjusting the spider, primary mirror and finder scope. (Photo: J Shellard)ATM Stand: Uma Krige - who is making her own telescope mirror at the ATM class - explains the process to visitors. (Photo: J Shellard)Kenny Nevill and Doryn Jolly - dedicated amateurs - of the West Rand Astronomy Club. (Photo: K Nevill)Rodney Hyman's beautiful, fully functional but transparent instrument for instructional purposes. (Photo: L Krige)ATM Judge Dave Blane (Photo: J Shellard)Rainer Jakob's newly created Shepherd's Sundial. (Photo: Mark Hull)ATMers communing. (Photo: J Shellard)SAASTA sponsored visiting students pour from Auke's workshop where they built their own MoonScope. (Photo: J Shellard)Unika Voortrekker ScopeX 2010 Support Team (Photo: Monica Loubser)

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