Another fine individual that any NEAF account must include to be complete is our friend Jim Burnell. Jim is an engineer, imager, telescope maker, author and an all around good man. We£ue been in the field with or seen Jim at events over the years in various places and it£r always a pleasure to speak with himÌìÎļÒÔ°»¶Ó­Äú£¡  p2 a) F* T) `; @' V; [/ n+ l  Y5 m

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A few last shots as the article closes out...

As much as we would have preferred to stay until the exhibition hall closed we recognized that we needed to get on the road. After making a few last stops and saying a few goodbyes we headed for the vehicle and the road home. I believe next year we should plan more time in New York and attend the other parts at NEAF to take in the full measure of the event. However, that was the same comment we made last year...

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That all changed this year.
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And then I talked to you guys.  Every one it seems, wanted to see another travel log.  So by popular demand - here we go.
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Tele Vue is one of the staples of NEAF with a very strong presense at the show. If you remember last year, they introduced the 13mm Ethos - a product that immediately proved extremely popular for them.  This year they continued the tradition with the "Great 8"  - an 8mm ethos that sports 15mm eye relief and is in a "much" smaller and very binoviewer friendly package.¹úÄÚרҵµÄÌìÎÄÍûÔ¶¾µÆ÷²ÄÆÀ²âºÍ½»Á÷ÂÛ̳£¬ÖÂÁ¦ÓÚÈç¸ßÇÅ¡¢televue¡¢tmb¡¢ap¡¢tecµÈ¶¥¼¶ÍûÔ¶¾µºÍ¸½ÊôÆ÷²Ä0 K2 \2 e' u1 b6 e9 S9 Q9 V, j+ \5 R

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Al, David and myself sat down Sunday afternoon for a web cast interview, and we "pegged" the meter - the web cast/chatroom was at capacity with viewers from around the globe.

Although NEAF was a little wierd this year without the massive line up for the TV Blems, it was still unquestionably NEAF, and NEAF means old friends.  So here's the vendor montage...
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The creator of the best alt/az mounts on the planet - Tom Peters (Discmounts) is also an all around great guy.  Tom and I never seem to get time to chat at NEAF - even this year with our booths so close.  There's just so much going on!

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Mike Fowler of Vixen (NA) showing off their "new" mount - this one's a real beauty, and the gadget lover in me is dying to play with that revised starbook!

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Ed and Kevin from Celestron - Ed's looking a little happier this year, and Kevin introduced himself as a forum member in good standing.   Hey - what more could ya want?

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Larry Particka from Universal Astronomics shows off his latest creation.  It's designed for the handicapped astronomer, but would be a boon for anyone wanting to observe from a seated position.  It's got so many pivot points, I swear the thing could bend back on itself.  I really hand it to Larry to take the time to design and manufacture this.  Ya done a good thing bub.
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And here's Larry next to his other new baby - a prototype of a dual mount that features fine alignment controls

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Here's Diane Horstman from backyard observatories, (a very sweet lady) playing peek a boo.