Tom Trusock
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Scott Beith
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Great pics. 
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  Scott
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a mans greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others. -- Some Bald Guy
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Rob S
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Nice work Tom.
Holy moly, US$50k for that AP mount!!!
Rob.
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BCB
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NICE!!
I was wondering where that was.. Glad to see you've continued the tradition.
I think the gen-pop looks forward to this.. Even if we were to do live TV where EVERYONE could see it, they'd STILL want hard copy. 
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Mark
Making people sorry they asked since 1967
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Preston Smith
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Thanks Tom!
I was hoping you would keep the tradition going. I was not able to go this year so I am very glad to at least see NEAF through your lens!
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Preston Smith, Eureka, Pa
For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known. 1 Corinthians 13:12
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~Steph~
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Gee, you mean you really *were* out there working all that time while I was manning the CN booth? 
Great Part 1, Tom! 
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Steph
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half meter
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To be accurate, since we were upgraded to first class, my "SSSS" event at security only delayed our lounge time. 
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Gary
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rboe
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Gee, sounds like it should be a three or four day event what with all the time crunches.
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Ron
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miniventures
Something Else
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Tom, Glad to see you put this up...now I'll get to see what I missed
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LarryC
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oldsalt
Astro Philosopher
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That makes two of us Larry.
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rodney
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Tom,
Fantastic Part 1, anxiously awaiting the remaining parts. Thanks for keeping the tradition. Even after being there for two days it is great to see the images.
Great time this year,
Clear skies,
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kfred
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I always look foward to Tom's NEAF report...
Fred
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EdZ
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It's amazing to see in photos how much I didn't see while there. There's just so much. thanks T. edz
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Ralph Marantino
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Great job Tom thanks a million.
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Olivier Biot
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Thanks T for the photos and the narratives - It's a great addition to this year's live webcasts!
Cheers
Olivier
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Cygnus_x1
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I enjoyed looking through the photos - it brightened up a dull morning at work! Thanks Tom and everyone else from CN involved at NEAF!
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timmbottoni
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Thanks Tom - it was great seeing you on the webcam too
Timm
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Louis Pcheny
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Tom, part II ?  hurry. Baited breaths all around.
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Louis
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BCB
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Quote:
Gee, you mean you really *were* out there working all that time while I was manning the CN booth?
 
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Mark
Making people sorry they asked since 1967
Astro-Tech 102ED
Orion 8" F5 Newt w/Moonlight CR-2 focuser
SVP mount w/Meade 497 Autostar GOTO mod
Treeline Observatory
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Castor
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Thank you Tom. Your NEAF reports are for me the CN Event the Year!
This time you brought us there with the Live coverage, but nothing like having the written report with the great pictures and your insightful comments.
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