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Mathis Instruments had an exhibit with a 20" PlaneWave Ritchey-Chretien telescope mounted. These mounts are massive and designed for permanent installations. This firm offers German Equatorial mounts in a similar design to the MI-250 but in a much larger version. ÌìÎļÒÔ°»¶Ó­Äú£¡2 ]/ Q  c: X  r" O! ^* j0 D+ ^

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We had a lengthy discussion with Philip Jackson of Photonic Cleaning Technologies. This firm provides non-toxic, inert polymer systems designed to remove dust, fingerprints, residues and other contamination from surfaces without scratching or otherwise damaging the material. Phil provided an interesting demonstration and we were intrigued by how well his products worked. We£kl be checking into this further as collectively we all have lenses and telescopes to keep cleanÌìÎÄÍûÔ¶¾µÆ÷²ÄÆÀ²âºÍ½»Á÷ÂÛ̳3 d' p, p- n- e0 C& F. i8 U
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Rob & Ron check out the cleaning materials while Philip speaks with another NEAF attendee

NEAF would never be complete without representation from Santa Barbara Instruments Group... Here£r George graciously serving as a model to display a prototype camera SBIG has been developing as David Morrow of the firm looks on. Our understanding was this camera is not yet in production. An STL-11000 similar to mine is on the table to the left. ¹úÄÚרҵµÄÌìÎÄÍûÔ¶¾µÆ÷²ÄÆÀ²âºÍ½»Á÷ÂÛ̳£¬ÖÂÁ¦ÓÚÈç¸ßÇÅ¡¢televue¡¢tmb¡¢ap¡¢tecµÈ¶¥¼¶ÍûÔ¶¾µºÍ¸½ÊôÆ÷²Ä3 d+ |' x  S, T" Q9 s
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I should point out that George is a walking encyclopedia of telescope accessory knowledge. I don£s bother looking anything up on line when seeking adapters or whatever without asking him first as there£r a high probability he can indicate exactly what£r required off the top of his head. I have many adapters for my different telescope types and cameras ?so many it is difficult indeed to keep everything straight about what goes where and when it may be required. That being said, I virtually have none when compared to the plethora of parts and pieces George has assembled for the many mounts, cameras and telescope systems he owns and uses. We think George should hire out as a kind of a ¡—elescope valet?for budding imagers...

Queststar Corporation had a display established with their distinctive telescopes on hand to view. These instruments have been around for many years.   z9 O  B, N# `6 o

Our good friend and fellow imager Steve Walters was working the CCDWare booth again this year. Steve (aka to us as Herr Docktor or more frequently, Brother Steve) developed a really neat program, CCD Navigator, which is terrific to use when planning imaging sessions. We saw him walking the exhibits and I took this photograph as we congregated around the Astro-Physics display speaking with Roland. If we£qe on our best behavior he£kl let us hang out with him from time to time...¹úÄÚרҵµÄÌìÎÄÍûÔ¶¾µÆ÷²ÄÆÀ²âºÍ½»Á÷ÂÛ̳£¬ÖÂÁ¦ÓÚÈç¸ßÇÅ¡¢televue¡¢tmb¡¢ap¡¢tecµÈ¶¥¼¶ÍûÔ¶¾µºÍ¸½ÊôÆ÷²Ä; x: u' a/ s: R$ P