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On September 18, 1999 Instrument Qualifications Committee Chairman Al Witzgall
held a First Light Celebration at Sperry Observatory to officially begin use
of the Celestron CM-1400 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope for the remote observatory
facility at Jenny Jump.
These pictures were taken by member Hank Adams. |
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Al Witzgall attaching the telescope to the mount. |
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Al Witzgall preparing to aim the telescope at its first target, the Straight Wall on the Moon. |
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Al Witzgall peering at first-quarter Moon, which is in the upper-left in this image. |
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AAI President Steve Clark looking at the star Vega, with Robert Strausburg awaiting his turn. |
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When the clouds moved in, the group moved in for hot drinks and pastries. |
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