Stellafane Mirror Class
Sign up for
Mirror Class
Please e-mail us if you would like to be
placed on the sign-up list for the next class, expected
to begin in October, meeting monthly on new moon Saturdays
for six sessions through March.
Enrollment
is first-come, first-served.
Since 2000, we have filled
the class and unhappily had to turn some people away.
This poster by Russell W. Porter announced his first mirror
making class at the Jones & Lamson Machine Company. The
first meeting was held on August 17, 1920. Sixteen people
showed up and were considered charter members of the association
that became the Springfield Telescope Makers on December
7, 1923.
Little
Man Grinder
created by Matt Considine
Copyright © 2010 by the
Springfield
Telescope Makers, Inc.
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The Stellafane Mirror Class
In support of the Springfield Telescope Makers core
mission of encouraging and supporting Amateur Telescope Making, we offer
Mirror Classes at Stellafane in Springfield, Vermont, USA. Classes are
free, but students must provide or buy the necessary material. Space
is limited, classes fill up quickly, and you must sign up for class.
For more detailed information, please read About
the Stellafane Mirror Class.
Current Stellafane Mirror Class
The 2009-10
Mirror Class Page has the class schedule, announcements, mirror
status and photo albums from the current class.
World-Wide List of
Mirror Making Classes
We maintain a list of Mirror Making
Classes all over the world. Check to see if one is in your area
if you are not located near Stellafane (Southern Vermont, USA).
Reports & Photos from Previous Stellafane Mirror Classes
Mirror Classes held in the Bunkhouse and McGregor
Observatory run from October through March (sometimes we extend them
due to weather cancelations or special extra sessions). The recent ones
have the following information available on this web site: Class Schedule,
Mirror Status, Photo Albums from each sessions, Instructor Pictures
and a Final Report:
Earlier classes only have limited information available:
The earliest class has no online information:
- 1998 March - June (McGregor Observatory)
Directions to Stellafane
Mirror Making classes are held at Stellafane East; check
in at the Bunkhouse. The Directions
to Stellafane page will tell you how to get there.
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