2008-08-03-star-b-q

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Rick Morales in his "office"

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Mark Thien tends the chicken on the grill.

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Bob Fies of AlCoat.

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Jim Mace and Mike Portuesi.

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Slicing tomatoes for hamburgers.

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Ken Frank chats with Jane Jones.

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Inside the Fremont Peak Observatory classroom.

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The 30-inch telescope at Fremont Peak Observatory, in its stowed configuration.

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The program for the 2008 Star-B-Q.

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Jane with Akkana and Dave North.

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Derek and Julie Breit with Jane.

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Pat Donnelly handing out trivia quizzes.

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Sam Sweiss sells raffle tickets to Richard Ozer.

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Ron Dammann and Patrick Donnelly.

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Doug Brown and Mike Koop.

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Serving hamburger and hot dogs at the Star-B-Q.

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Chatting with old and new friends.

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Speaker Peter Jenniskens arrives with Charlie and Nai-Mei Huang.

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Hsin I Huang with Akkana Peck (left).

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Enjoying all the great food.

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Jeff Crilly walks by, as Dave Samuels accepts an FPOA ballot.

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Enjoying the great food.

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Richard Ozer and Hans Wieste.

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Peace at the peak.

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The Hudson family in the foreground, Bill, Rosie, and Hannah, enjoying the great food.

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"Black hole" cupcakes. As someone said at my table, "I can't believe I ate the hole thing."

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More astronomical-gastronomical entries, including "green star" guacamole.

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Looking south from Fremont Peak Observatory.

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A group reunion, top, Dave North, Mike Koop, Peter Jenniskens, Ken Frank. Below, Akkana Peck, Jane Houston Jones, Morris "Mojo" Jones.

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Fremont Peak Observatory.

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Looking back at the Star-B-Q from the observatory.

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Vivian White from ASP conducts a moon-Earth eclipse program for the kids.

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Yes, the moon is actually 30 earth diameters from the Earth.

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Hannah Hudson is simulating a solar eclipse -- look at the shadow on the Earth model.

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Peter Jenniskens shows Jane a video of the recent solar eclipse.

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David Harris of the AANC with past-president Jane Houston Jones.

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Kids doing solar system projects with Vivian White of the ASP.

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Kids doing a solar system project.

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Handing out posters and software to all the kids.

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Vivian White wins an Orion equipment case.

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Ken Frank wins at the raffle.

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A happy winner at the raffle.

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Dennis LeClert wins at the raffle.

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Richard Ozer wins at the raffle.

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Sam presents Jane with an O-III filter at the raffle.

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Big winner Mark Levine goes home with an Orion 10-inch dob.

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Simpson Garfinkle wins the Celestron telescope, with John Parker of Orion, Sam Sweiss, and Doug Brown.

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Simpson Garfinkle with his kids, plus John Parker of Orion, and Sam Sweiss of Scope City.

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Richard Ozer (left) with amateur astronomer of the year for AANC, Jim Head.

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Suzy Gurton of ASP receives the "professional" award from Ken Frank of AANC.

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David Harris of AANC presents the commercial award to Hans Wieste of 1800destiny.com.

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Mark Thien accepts the AANC "Special" award for the Chabot Telescope Makers Workshop.

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Maria Uribe accepts an award for the Fremont Peak interns from Doug Brown.

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Doug Brown presents Volunteer of the Year award to Greg Bosler.

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Sam Sweiss receives a lifetime achievement award from Doug Brown of FPOA.

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Dave Samuels and Sam Sweiss with Sam's Lifetime Achievement award from FPOA.

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Doug Brown with Educator of the Year, Andy Newton of Hartnell College.

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Charlie presents a birthday candle for Peter Jenniskens, with Doug Brown.

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Pat Donnelly presents an award for Mike Portuesi who scored highest on the trivia quiz.

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Peter Jenniskens signs a copy of his book Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets for Richard Ozer.

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Fremont Peak interns from Hartnell College, left to right, Timothy Fuller, Victor Zarate, Miguel Rodriguez, Maria Uribe, and Fabyan Hernandez. Not pictured is Christina Gonzales.

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Jack Zeiders with Pat Donnelly in the observatory.

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The Fremont Peak 30-inch f/4.8 newtonian telescope.

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Students built a model of the Mars Phoenix Lander out of common kitchen objects.