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stellafane home of the springfield telescope makers convention past present future conventions main page 2026 convention past telescope competition winners historic convention photos historic convention programs past hartness house workshops close menu telescope making telescope making main page make a dobsonian telescope mirror making guide mirror making classes world wide list of mirror class design a newtonian telescope homemade telescope gallery close menu history history main page early history modern history stellafane history in print web site history our atm museum close menu news calendar news main page calendar events close menu observing weather observing weather main page astrophoto gallery moon phase calculator weather conditions at stellafane clubhouse weather station close menu everything else everything else main page dark skies good lighting webcams search stellafane org stellafane store links page equinox solstice calculator beginners getting started mountains visible from the clubhouse members activities stellafane artwork missing russell porter watercolor close menu volunteer or donate help stellafane main page volunteer contribute photos articles endowment fund donation form close menu about about main page about stellafane about the springfield telescope makers membership information contact us outreach stellafane announcements mail list directions to stellafane airports near stellafane aerial photo map of stellafane major buildings at stellafane about the stellafane web site close menu stellafane convention the 2026 stellafane convention will be held aug 13 16 registration now open the 2026 hartness house workshop will be held on august 13th program eclectic astronomy v click for more information the 2025 convention was held july 24 27 click to view photos videos and see competition results interested in attending the stellafane and beyond film premiere click for more information the 2027 stellafane convention will be held aug 5 8 news announcements show of russell porter artwork a new russell porter art exhibit is in town come visit it at the vault gallery on 68 main st with a special presentation by rick hunter on august 7th details inside july lunar imaging the latest batch of stm lunar imaging featuring sharp details of the waxing and waning moon the porter turret connection to griffith observatory an article by anthony cook details porter s early visions that he had for la s griffith observatory 2026 up all night spring edition report even through cloudy skies the stms welcomed almost 30 guests to our annual spring star party and open house convention registration is now open we introduce to you a brand new convention website more news featured item new stellafane documentary stellafane and beyond produced by stm member doug arion and documentary filmmaker tara zabriskie premiere coming august 14 2026 click to view the trailer and click this box for the details about the premiere you won t want to miss this build a telescope complete plans for a newtonian optical tube and a dobsonian mount build with homemade or purchased components or a mix of both includes plans for a solar filter find what you need on our links page our links page features thousands of categorized links to telescope making and optics fabrication topics use our mirror making guide to make your own newtonian telescope mirror get your stellafane merchandise at the store will reopen again in may stellafane store closed get your stellafane merchandise at the stellafane store closing on december 31st learn about stellafane s outreach program programs for groups visit the stellafane facebook page visit the stellafane instagram page sign up for stellafane e mail public event notices translate page copyright 2026 all rights reserved the springfield telescope makers inc p o box 601 springfield vt 05156 e mail stellafane webmaster page last revised saturday 2026 aug 01 19 28 01 0400