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ASAE 2012 Photo thread

Started by Joe Cipriano , Nov 11 2012 11:46 PM

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#1 Joe Cipriano

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Posted 11 November 2012 - 11:46 PM

Everyone might want to post them all here, so we have them in one place. I was getting sick when I took these, so I'm sure I missed some vendors and equipment - feel free to post what you've got.

First - the man who made it all happen:

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Alan Traino, aka "Gone caving", aka The Energizer Bunny. I have no idea how I got this pic - he's normally a blur...

Thanks for everything, Alan. Great show.

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#2 Joe Cipriano

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Posted 11 November 2012 - 11:50 PM

Alan and Vic Maris (Stellarvue):

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Posted 11 November 2012 - 11:55 PM

Tele Vue's David Nagler:

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:00 AM

Stephen Bisque and the Paramount ME II:

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If anyone's looking for Christmas gift ideas for me... :grin:

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#5 Joe Cipriano

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:05 AM

... or if you're feeling a bit more generous...

AP Starfire 175 on the 1600.

I WANT! :drool5:

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:09 AM

Planewave:

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:13 AM

Mathis Instruments MI-750:

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#8 Joe Cipriano

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:17 AM

ATT's Gary Parkerson:

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#9 Joe Cipriano

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:22 AM

For those new to imaging: Ever wonder how big the cameras get?

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Apogee. The spec sheets below the cameras are standard letter - 8.5" x 11".
I don't think they'll work for a C8 Hyperstar setup... :smirk:

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:25 AM

Great pictures Joe, I only took a few and seemed to have focus issues... Thanks for posting yours.
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#11 Joe Cipriano

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:34 AM

Stellarvue's Vic Maris...

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:38 AM

... and his SV160.

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Stop drooling.

Oh, what the hell - go ahead and drool.

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#13 Joe Cipriano

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:44 AM

Thanks, David.
It was a pleasure to meet you, sir.

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#14 Joe Cipriano

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 12:52 AM

More tomorrow. I'm sick as a dog, and going back to bed.

If you've got ASAE pics, go ahead and post them here.

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#15 okieav8r

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 03:11 AM

Thanks for posting those Joe. I wanted to go so badly, and had to cancel at the last minute when my travel partner had to back out.

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 08:36 AM

Looked like a great time and a superb Expo. Will hopefully make it next year. Glad everyone kept Alan busy. :grin:

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#17 Alan S

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 10:20 AM

Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Booth

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#18 Alan S

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 10:21 AM

TEC 500mm RC prototype (I cleaned the drool off the scope before taking the picture)

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#19 Skip

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 10:55 AM

Thanks for the shots Joe. I'm really sorry I had to cancel. Looks like it was a good show. Next year for sure (maybe?)!!

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#20 hm insulators

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 11:06 AM

Hope you feel better, Joe!

I definitely enjoyed the ASAE!

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#21 RAKing

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 03:10 PM

Joe,

Thanks a lot for the pics and I hope you get well soon.

I had planned to go, but was forced to have surgery on my back instead.

Current plans have me in Arizona next spring (All Arizona Messier Marathon). You and I still have some pizza and beer that we need to finish off. :lol:

Cheers,

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Posted 12 November 2012 - 04:14 PM

Great pics! I dropped in for a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon. My first show and it did not disappoint. I thanked a lot of the vendors for coming out and the impressions I got were that they all felt it went great. Hopefully this is the first of many more.

In order to support the vendors - I took delivery of my 18" Teeter / Zambuto dob! Amazing scope - I will post up pics in another thread when I get time.

Here's to next year's show (and weather) being even better!