Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC)
Siegfried Jachmann Memorial Refractor
280mm (11") f/15
(click on images for enlarged view)


Before long time SLAS member Siegfried Jachmann’s death in 2018 he had been in contact with the owner of a large refractor which the owner no longer wanted.  Unbeknownst to most SLAS members Siegfried convinced the scope’s owner to donate it to SLAS.  Unfortunately Siegfried died before the scope could be moved. 

It is because of Siegfried's decades of service to SLAS and with the approval of the instrument’s anonymous donor that the telescope was named in Siegfried’s honor.

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Patrick Wiggins visited the anonymous donor's observatory to check out the scope, 27 NOV 2018

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Leslie Fowler (driving her truck which she volunteered for the job), John Johansen, Luke Moses and Patrick Wiggins traveled to the donor’s home, loaded up the scope and delivered it to SPOC, 17 December 2018

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John Johansen, the donor and Luke Moses headed for the trailer.

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Luke Moses and Patrick Wiggins make sure all is secure for the trip to SPOC.

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Luke Moses and John Johansen unloading the scope at SPOC.

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John Johansen looks very happy to have the scope "home" at SPOC.

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Luke Moses and John Johansen set the scope into place as Leslie Fowler looks on.

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Patrick Wiggins channels Dr. Strangelove.

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Scope safely stored at SPOC.