The Founding Stony Ridge Fifteen:
updated:
2010 Aug 14

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Anthony L Bland (15)
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Norman L. Bolz (2)- Did the machining of
the telescope mount parts, including the fork assembly and the
tapered Right Ascension (RA) axis at John Terlep's (10)
machine shop.
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Charles Buzzetti (11) - with Norris
Roberts (7), obtained county permits for the construction.
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Roy R. Cook (12)
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Alvin E. Cram (14) - First President, Stony
Ridge Observatory, Inc.
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Roy K. Ensign (4) - Lead optician in producing
the 30-inch (0.76-m) SRO mirror, built the mirror grinding machine,
observer for Lunar Mapping Project.
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Harold J. Ireland (5)- with George Moyen
(8) designed the electrical system for the observatory.
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J. George Moyen (8) - with Harold Ireland
(5) designed the electrical system for the observatory.
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Easy Sloman (6) - Procured the 30-inch
mirror blank and assisted Roy Ensign (4) in its grinding
and polishing stages. An observer for the Lunar
Mapping Project
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John Terlep (10) - Designer of the metal
dome and 2nd President of Stony Ridge Observatory, Inc.,
built, with machining help from Norman Bolz (2), the fork
for the telescope mounting.
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Dave Thomas (13) - Built the dome for SRO,
at his company, Thomas Tool & Die, in Sunvalley, California.
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