2016 Convention
Thursday, Aug 4 – Sunday, Aug 7
Hint: Get Ready for the 2017 Eclipse!
The 2016 Stellafane Convention
will be held Thursday through Sunday Aug 4-7
2017 Convention will be July 20-23
NPS Centenial Celebration
Stellafane celebrates the NPS at the Vermont State House.
United Lens Donates Glass to Stellafane
United Lens, always generous to amateurs, donates Pyrex blanks.
2015 Convention Photos & Reports
Photos, Telescope Cometition Winners and Reports.
Odyssey of a Wayward Telescope Nut
Memories of the 1966 Convention by Jim Beaty.
Find what you need on our
Links Page
Our Links Page features thousands of categorized
links to telescope making and optics fabrication topics.
Our most visited page year-after-year!
Use our
Mirror Making Guide
to grind your own Newtonian telescope mirror.
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).
New Solar Filter Plans