Postcard sent to announce the first Stellafane Convention
- 2009 Stellafane Convention
The 2009 Stellafane Convention will be Thursday
through Sunday, August 13-16, 2009. Find out about the 2009 Convention, register to attend or purchase
tickets to the limited seating Alan Bean Dinner on Friday night by visiting the
2009 Stellafane Convention page.
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2010 & 2011 Stellafane Conventions
The 2010 Stellafane Convention will be held Thursday through Sunday August 5th
through 8th.
The 2011 Stellafane Convention will be held Thursday through Sunday July 28th through 31st.
- About the Stellafane Convention
The Stellafane Convention is a gathering of amateur telescope makers. The Convention
was started in 1926 to give amateur telescope makers an opportunity to gather to show off their creations
and teach each other telescope making and mirror-grinding techniques. All telescopes, commercial and homemade
are welcome. If you have made your own telescope, we strongly encourage you to display it in the telescope
fields near the Pink Clubhouse. If you wish, you can enter your homemade telescope in the mechanical and/or
optical competition. There are also mirror-grinding and telescope-making demonstrations, technical lectures
on telescope making and the presentation of awards for telescope design and craftsmanship. Vendor displays
and the retail sale of commercial products are not permitted.
- Previous Conventions
We have posted reports, photos, and videos from prior conventions for the following
years:2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
We also have selected material, mainly programs and bullitens, from 1954 to present available on our
Historic Convention Programs page.
- Early Conventions
Read articles about early conventions in our history section.
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