Stellafane Links Page

Stellafane Links Page

A large list of links to other web sites we hope you will find useful. We try to list sites that complement or augment the information on our site. The inclusion of an off-site link does not imply an endorsement of the website by the Springfield Telescope Makers, and we are not responsible for the content, accuracy, completeness, or any opinions expressed on these linked sites. Please e-mail us if you would like to suggest or correct a link.

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Amateur Telescope Making

ATM Venues

Optical Fabrication

Optical Testing & Figuring

Scope Design

Components

Mount Building

Commercial Suppliers

History and People

Springfield Telescope Makers
- Stellafane
- Springfield, Vermont Local Area

Amateur Telescope Making

Don't loose your head! Use our ATM links
to solve your Telescope Making problems.
(April 2005 Stellafane Mirror Class*)

Telescope Makers and Their Instruments

$Dick Parker & his refractor$
Dick Parker with his Refractor

Charlie Wicks with his 20" scope

Rough Grinding in the great outdoors
at the Stellafane Mirror Class
(October 2002 Stellafane Mirror Class)

Telescope Making Workshops and Seminars

Links to World Wide Mirror Class Listings.

Link to the Stellafane Mirror Class.

Astronomy Conventions & Star Parties

Please drop us a note if you would like your event listed.

The Stellafane Convention (Springfield Telescope Makers / Springfield, Vermont)
Adirondack Astronomy Retreat with David Levy*
Arunah Hill Days (Arunah Hill Science Center / Western Massachusetts)
Astro Assembly (Skyscrapers / Rhode Island)
ITV Telescope Making Convention In Germany, 2008
Northeast Astronomy Forum (Rockland Astronomy Club / Suffern, New York)
StarConn (ASGH / Middletown, Connecticut)

See the Sky & Telescope Event Calendar or Astronomy's Community Events for additional world-wide listings.

Astronomy Clubs

This list is mainly Northeast United States clubs that we know about, and where we have many friends. Please drop us a note if you would like your club listed.

Springfield Telescope Makers (Springfield, VT)
Aldrich Astronomical Society (Worcester, MA)
Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island (Skyscrapers, RI)
Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston (Boston, MA)
Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers Association (Amherst, MA)
Arunah Hill Nature Center (Cummington, MA)
Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford (Hartford, CT)
Astronomical Society of Northern New England (Kennebunk, ME)
Astronomical Society of Southern New England (Taunton, MA)
Delmarva Stargazers (Dover, DE)
Keene Amateur Astronomers (Keene, NH)
New Hampshire Astronomical Society (Concord, NH)
North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club (Groveland, MA)
Skyscrapers, Inc. (North Scituate, RI)
Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (Manchester Center, VT)
Springfield Stars (Springfield, MA)
Thames Amateur Astronomical Society (Mystic, CT)
Vermont Astronomical Society (Burlington, VT)
Also see Sky & Telescope's Clubs & Organizations Directory or Astronomy's Astronomy Groups for additional world-wide listings.

List Serves and Discussion Groups
ATM Letters (Journal) ATM List ATM List Archive ATM List too ATM Swap ATM Free ATM Wiki (German) AmSky (Amateur eZine) AstroMart Astronomy Technology Today Astro Society of South Africa ATMs @stropages Forum Big Dobs BiNewt Der Astrotreff (German) Flex exe List Interferometry Make Your Own Telescope Group	Mirror-O-Matic Group Night Sky Info Off Axis Group Oslo-Talk sci.astro.amateur Reflections of the University Lowbrow Astronomers Regulus Newsletter Observatory Central Roll Off Roof Schupmann List Scope-Drive STAR ATM List Telescope BlueBook Torus Mirror Group University Optics VacuumX Zambuto Mirror Group