2005

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TMSP 2005 HISTORY

 

 

 

Stephen James O'Meara's review of TMSP at Sky & Telescope

 

Thank you

 2005 On-Site Vendors, Supporters

 and Door Prize Sponsors

Supporters On-site Vendors
Meade Instruments Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird
Celestron Tele Vue Optics
JMI Telescope Hulan Fleming
Hardin Optical Oceanside Photo & Telescope
Orion Telescope & Binoculars Sunriver Nature Center
Astronomical Society of the Pacific InfiniTees Printed Sportsware
ProtoStar Sky & Telescope Magazine
Scope City Sean's Astronomy Shop
Edmund Scientific Camera Concepts
Astronomy Magazine Equatorial Platforms

 

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One of this year's door prizes was a Meade 8" LX200 GPS donated by

Anacortes Telescope and Wild Bird.

2005 Door Prize winner John Blue

Ray York and winner John Blue

 

Sean League of Sean's Astronomy Shop with a winning ticket for a 10" dobsonian telescope.

 

 

Steve O'MearaTippy D'AuriaMel BartelsRandy JohnsonJonathan FayTom ColwellGreg Donohue of Celestial North presents Deep Impact MissionTed Vosk of Celestial North discuss cosmology

Jim BielagaJoe Rottmann

Did we all thank Sky & Telescope for the showers?Sean Ryan & Tippy D'Auria in S&T Booth

Thank You Sean Ryan and Sky & Telescope

for assistance with the Shower Truck

Tippy Measuring Astronomical DistancesTippy's Astronomical JourneyCorwin Mathew's Sky Machine - 30" w/ 8" finderFrank trying to find somebody that will listen to himSteve O'Meara & Tippy D'Auria plan their night with Sean RyanSteve O'Meara & Joe RottmannSean Ryan, Steve O'Meara, Tippy D'Auria, Dave NaglerTMSP Speakers TentDoyle and Trevor slaving over the hot grillJody fixing the good stuffKendricks invadeTelescope in fieldAnother telescope in field

Ajai and Jason staying out of the shade.

Frank making red flashlightsHerb in Info BoothMikey FryMikey, Barb, and Chuck

I'll trade you this shower ticket for that telescope.

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Check out Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird's review and photos.

 

Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird 2005 TMSP Page!

 

 

Photos by Jerry Cotey

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Photos by Ajai Sehgal

Photos taken while at TMSP 2005

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Helix Nebula in Aquarius (NGC 7293)Veil Nebula (NGC 6990)

 

M16 Eagle Nebula in Serpens (NGC6611)M20 Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius (NGC6514)M33 Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum (NGC598)

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Telescope Contest Winners for 2005

 

Best First Scope by a Student

Not Given

 

Best First Scope by an Adult

Chris Tribe

Troutdale, OR

12.5" F5.75 Dobsonian

Built: January 2004

Built from recycled construction materials

 

Optical Excellence

William Jones

Monroe, WA

6" F-7 Dobsonian

Built: June 2005

5th Telescope - built for his brother-in-law

 

Best Dobsonian

Dave Armstrong

Renton, WA

13.1" F4.5 Dobsonian

Built: January 2005

Trilateral Dobsonian

 

Best Use of Common  Materials

Tom Wales

Oak Harbor, WA

8" Dobsonian

Built: May 2005

 

Best Workmanship, Professional

Not Given

 

Best Workmanship, Amateur

Tracy Shaffer

Valleyford, WA

12.5" F5.7 Dobsonian

Built: February 2004

 

Most Innovative Design, Accessory

Nate Andrews

Graham, WA

Observing Chair

Built: March 2004

A Combination of several designs

 

Most Innovative Design, Telescope

Brent Burton

Sammamish, WA

130mm f-7 Portable Reflector

Built: March 2005

 

Judges Choice

Alex Parker

        Bellingham, WA

8" Spherescope

Built:  August 2005

Prior most innovating design winner

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2005 Speakers

Well, another year has come and gone and here I am reminiscing about the great time we all had at the 2005 Table Mountain Star Party.  This year has gone down as one of the best weather years in recent memory.  I spent nine nights on the mountain in preparation for this year’s event and only had one night where freezing temperatures occurred.  Not bad for August at 6300 feet. 

 

You can read the rest of my review on the 2005 Speakers page and view some more photos from the program.

 

Russ Vodder

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2005 TMSP STUDENT PROGRAM

Aaron K. Owada

            The 2005 TMSP was one of the best star parties we've ever had!  Fantastic weather, clear dark skies at night, and fun, laughter and learning during the day!  The 2005 Student Program was one of the best attended programs we’ve had yet.

Read the rest of the review and view the photos at this link.

 

Aaron K. Owada

Student Program Chairman

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(Page updated 05/01/2008)