Postcard sent to announce the first Stellafane Convention
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2011 Stellafane Convention
The 2011 Stellafane Convention was held
Thursday through Sunday July 28-31. See this page for all the
details.
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2012 Stellafane Convention
The 2012 Stellafane Convention will be held Thursday through
Sunday August 16-19.
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2013 Stellafane Convention
The 2013 Stellafane Convention will be held Thursday through
Sunday August 8-11.
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Convention Reminders
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Stellafane Announcements mail-list to receive
and e-mail reminder when convention registration opens in the spring.
- 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:
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
We also have selected material, mainly programs and
bulletins, from 1926 to present available on our
Historic Convention Programs page.
On our
Historic Convention Photos page
we have photos from conventions starting in 1926 through
1999 (starting in 2000, photos from each convection are on the
convention web pages listed just above). Listings of many winners are available on
our Convention Telescope Competition Winners
page.
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Early Conventions
Read articles about early conventions in our history section.
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