Now in its 9th year, the RTMC was becoming known as the west coast equivalent of Stellafane. This year the RTMC was held on May 21-22. But as a premonition of years to come, many people had already arrived by Friday afternoon.

Ben Mayer gave the opening Saturday afternoon talk called "Let's All Blink Together" on using two slide projectors as a blink comparator. Robert Duhamel and Curtis Peebles of the San Diego Astronomy Association gave an entertaining talk about their club's experiences in developing a mountain observing site.

Brad Wallis and Robert Provin talked about astrophotography and two future Board Members of the RTMC, Robert Stephens and Randall Wilcox gave a humorous account of casting aluminum parts in sand and coming out with their skins intact.

Speakers

	Ben Mayer, "Let's All Blink Together"
	Robert Duhamel, Curtis Peeples, "Astronomical Site Selection"
	Brad Wallis, Robert Provin, "Design Considerations for Photographic Reflectors"
	Randall Wilcox, Robert Stephens, "Poor Man's Aluminum Casting"
	Andrew Gallup, "Planetarium Device Demonstration"
	Art Leonard, "The Tilted Compound Telescope and its Application to the Leonard Reflector"
	Orien A. Ernest, "Cooled Emulsion Camera"
	Robert T. Little, "Astrophotography"

Merit Awards

	Bill Anderson
	Todd Davidson
	Brad Dischner - 16" f/5
	Orien Ernest - 16" f/6 Single-arm fork
	Denni Frerichs
	Harry Grieb - 10" f/5.6
	Don McGlauflin - 8" f/8 guide scope
	Ben Mayer
	Kevin Medlock
	Tom Muggleton
	Pierre Schwarr
	Roger Silva - 12" f/6

1977 RTMC Organizers (Left to Right): Ashley McDermott, Clifford Holmes, Robert Stephens, Luther Davidson, Pat Michaud Orion Ernst' 16" f/6 single-arm fork astrophotography telescope Kevin Medlock Orange County Astronomers at RTMC Chabot Telescope Makers Telescope Field