Stellafane 2019 Convention Photos

Misc Photos by Misc Attendees

Dr. Stern chats about Pluto. \| Photo by Paul Fucile Dr. Stern chats about Pluto	Dr Stern rediscovers Pluto at Stellafane. \| Photo by Paul Fucile Dr Stern rediscovers Pluto	Steven Mairoto and Grandson on Hill \| Photo by Steven Mairoto Steven Mairoto and Grandson on Hill	A beautiful shot of Breezy Hill via Drone. \| Photo by Tim Roske Breezy Hill Drone View	Another View via Drone \| Photo by Tim Roske Another View Via Drone	Early on the Field \| Photo by Bill Arduser Early on the Field
Looking Down the Telescope Field \| Photo by Bill Arduser Looking Down the Telescope Field	Beautiful strut/string telescope. Carbon fiber struts, and incredibly geeky Star Trek science consult control panel! See the next few pictures. \| Photo by Bill Arduser One Trek Geek to Beam Up!	Replica of Mr. Spock‘s science consol. The buttons function and there are associated sounds. The hood covers a tablet running SkySafari plus. This allows him to easily point the telescope at any object he wants to see in space. \| Photo by Bill Arduser Where Mr Spock Resides	A Look Inside the Science Station \| Photo by Bill Arduser A Look Inside	3D Printed And Aluminum Cast \| Photo by Bill Arduser 3D Printed And Aluminum Cast	This may not look it, but this was the most impressive mount of the lot. It had many innovations. It easily converts from an alt azimuth mount to an equatorial mount. The counterweight can be changed out for a camera mount. Finder scopes are easily interchangeable. The legs are carbon fiber hockey sticks, light and strong. In equitorial mode, it has drive gears to counter the earth's motion, with batteries in the counter weight. Here, it's in alt azimuth mode. \| Photo by Bill Arduser Impressive Mount
In this shot, the scope is in equitorial mode. He can move the scoop between the two mount modes by moving opposite sides of two adjacent legs to different screw holes. \| Photo by Bill Arduser Some Useful Sticks	Spray-On Silvering Demo: This is a different mirror coating process. Two spray on chemicals. One is probably colloidal silver and the other is probably something like a developer. Makes a better mirror than aluminum coatings and is much cheaper than the vacuum process. It needs an additional nano particle coating to prevent tarnishing. It is a do it yourself process and is cheaper than a vacuum processes, but is a bit fussy. It may surplant the vacuum system in the future. \| Photo by Bill Arduser Spray On, Silver!	This is Dave Kelly's 12.1 Inch newly coated mirror used in the Spray-On Silvering Demo \| Photo by Bill Arduser A Lovely Reflective Surface	Bill Arduser says: "My friend writing Perl scripts in the woods. That’s the Saturday morning swap meet going on in the background." \| Photo by Bill Arduser Writing Code in the Woods

Photos by Ken Slater

2019 Gallery — Simoni Observatory Plaque

Photos by Eileen Myers

Alan Rifkin, Deep in Thought \| Photo by Eileen Myers Deep in Thought	Alan Ward's 3D-Printed Telescope Parts \| Photo by Eileen Myers 3D-Printed Telescope Parts	AV Superheroes Thomas Morehouse and Dominic Fucile \| Photo by Eileen Myers AV Superheroes	Bert Willard at 79 \| Photo by Eileen Myers Bert Willard at 79	Brad Vietje in the Pavillion \| Photo by Eileen Myers Brad Vietje	Cecilia and Daughter Smiling \| Photo by Eileen Myers Cecilia Dietrich and Daughter
Cheril Breuning /w Jim Beatty in the background \| Photo by Eileen Myers Cheryl Breuning	Speaker Dan Gray. \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker Dan Gray	STM Member Alan Stern and Eiko Okazaki at the Thursday Night dinner and meeting \| Photo by Eileen Myers STM Member Alan Stern and Eiko Okazaki	George Robert's Bath Interferometer Setup \| Photo by Eileen Myers Bath Interferometer Setup	Glenn Becker, M.C for the Friday Pavilion talks \| Photo by Eileen Myers Glenn Becker, Friday Pavilion M.C	Grandpa Dave Tabor with Grandchild \| Photo by Eileen Myers Grandpa Dave Tabor with Grandchild
Happy Stellafane Parents and Babies \| Photo by Eileen Myers Happy Stellafane Parents and Babies	Meghan Wilder \| Photo by Eileen Myers Meghan Wilder	Speaker Al Takeda \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker Al Takeda	Speaker Alan Sliski and Son Aaron \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker Alan Sliski and Son	Speaker Gary Walker \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker Gary Walker	Speaker George Roberts \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker George Roberts
Speakers Dr. Mario Motta and Brad Vietje \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speakers Dr. Mario Motta and Brad Vietje

Photos by Kim & Dennis Cassia

Dennis Cassia and Al Nagler \| Photo by Kim & Dennis Cassia Dennis Cassia and Al Nagler	Smile! Top right...Jennifer Nealon, Renate Rao and Caleb Nealon \| Photo by Dennis & Kim Cassia Smile!	Richard Sanderson and Joe Rao \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Richard Sanderson and Joe Rao	Kim and John Gallagher planning the Saturday Evening raffle. \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Kim and John Gallagher	Happy Birthday, Joe Rao! \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Happy Birthday, Joe Rao!	John Vogt gets his reading in. \| Photo by Dennis Cassia John Vogt gets his reading in
Gatekeeper Kim at Your Service \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Gatekeeper Kim at Your Service!	Renate Rao and Dennis \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Renate Rao and Dennis	Pluto Nine Salute. Kim, Dr. Stern and Dennis doing the Pluto Nine Salute. \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Pluto Nine Salute	Mr Edison, I presume? \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Mr Edison, I presume?	Moving the Fruit Stand to get ready for Arrivals \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Moving the Fruit Stand	Caleb Nealon & The Pink, returning after upgrading the first-aid kit. \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Caleb Nealon & The Pink

Aluminizing Machine by Misc Attendees

On the West side of the Club House stood Alan Ward's Aluminizing Machine. For the first time in Stellafane's history, attendees were able to get their mirrors coated with aluminum via vacuum coatings on-site . On Thursday afternoon, in a historic moment, Nicole DeShone had the very first mirror of this kind to be coated on-site, and was voted in as STM Member that same night! On Thursday Night, after the Member dinner and Meeting, a good group eagerly watched the aurora-like glow during what was coined 'The Twilight Pumpdown'.

The Aluminizing Machine \| Photo by Patrick Dodson The Aluminizing Machine	Nicole DeShone and Alan Ward clean and inspect her mirror before putting it in the machine. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Cleaning the Mirror	Alan Ward lowers the Bell Jar so that the process can begin. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Alan Ward Lowers Bell Jar	Alan checks his watch. These things have to be timed perfectly. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Alan checks his watch	Crouching Alan, Hidden Glow. Alan points outs the glow to Dave. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Crouching Alan, Hidden Glow	After the process is finished, it is now time to remove the Bell Jar. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Removing the Bell Jar
Nicole with her completed mirror. Later that same evening, she was voted in as an STM Member. Congratulations, Nicole! \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Nicole With Completed Mirror!	Evening Crowd Watches on as Alan Ward explains the Aluminizing process. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Evening Crowd Watches On	Dominic Fucile waiting for the glow. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Waiting for the Glow	Crowd Watches the Yellow Glow \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Crowd Watches the Yellow Glow	Bigger Crowd watching a mirror being aluminized \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Bigger Crowd	Twilight Pumpdown Glow \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Twilight Pumpdown Glow
Different Angle \| Photo by Bill Arduser Different Angle	Mirror Coating Process Diagram \| Photo by Bill Arduser Mirror Coating Process Diagram	Alan Ward and Machine \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Alan Ward and Machine	Another view of Alan and the Machine \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Another view of Alan and the Machine	Alan and Nicole with Completed Mirror \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Alan and Nicole with Completed Mirror	Nicole with Mirror \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Nicole with Mirror
Sunset Coating with Dave Groski \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Sunset Coating with Dave Groski	A Crowd Gathers \| Photo by Peter Pekurar A Crowd Gathers	Here we see the different stages of glow, the color changing due to the amount of vacuum in the chamber. This is at Low Vacuum\| Photo by Peter Pekurar Stages of a Bell Jar Glow 1	Here we see the different stages of glow, the color changing due to the amount of vacuum in the chamber. \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Stages of Bell Jar Glow 2	Here we see the different stages of glow, the color changing due to the amount of vacuum in the chamber. This is at high vacuum just before flameout \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Stages of Bell Jar Glow 3

Stars and Sunsets by Misc Attendees

Jupiter and Saturn by The Springfield Telescope Makers w/ Schupmann (McGregor Observatory)

Imaged by STM Member Thomas Spirock during Pre-con on July 30th, 2019 using the 9-Inch f/27 Schupmann.
Imaged by STM Members Thomas Spirock during Pre-con on July 30th, 2019 using both 9-Inch f/27 and 13-Inch f/19 Schupmann.

Photos by Doug Arion

Photos by The Dodson Clan

Patrick Dodson's Award Winning 8-Inch f/6 \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Patrick Dodson's Award Winning 8-Inch f/6	Another View of the Telescope \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Another View of the Telescope	Patrick posing with his Telescope \| Photo by Steve Dodson Patrick posing with his Telescope	Of Course it's a Fullum \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Of course it's a Fullum!	Joe Dechene made an innovative use of broken hockey sticks for making his mount. \| Photo by Steve Dodson An Innovative use for Broken Hockey Sticks	Joe Dechene explains his Telescope to Dave Siegrist \| Photo by Steve Dodson Joe explains his Telescope
Doug Arion and Dave Kelly have a Chat \| Photo by Steve Dodson Doug Arion and Dave Kelly Chat	This appears to be a very interesting Observation Device, Captain. - This is Carl Lancaster's innovative Trek-inspired viewing panel. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson This appears to be a very interesting Observation Device, Captain.	Wider View of Trek Science Station \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Wider View of Trek Science Station	View from the Other Side \| Photo by Patrick Dodson View from the Other Side	On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. Here is Dave Kelly cleaning his 12.1" Mirror to be used in the demo. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Dave Kelly cleans his Mirror for the Spray-On Silvering Demo	On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. Here, Peter sprays H2O onto the mirror to help prepare the surface of the mirror. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Spraying H2O
On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. The Mirror now having silvered, with proof of its immediate change between clear glass to reflective surface being punctuated by a gasp from the crowd, Peter now sprays a protective coating onto the mirror. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Spraying the Silvered Mirror	On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. Peter now dries the mirror. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Drying the Mirror	On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. Peter now holds up the final Result. All done, this took about 30 min for the entire process. Dave Kelly was then able to put his Mirror back into his Telescope and observe parts of the Dumbell Nebula that very same night! \| Photo by Patrick Dodson The Finished Result	Patrick's Niece and Nephew check out the tiny 13" Boler trailer. It is their first time at Stellafane! \| Photo by Heather Dodson Checking out the Trailer!	Back after a 10yr absence while waiting for the perfect moment to take the kids camping, here is Marc Dodson (Or Massachussets as he is affectionally called by his Stellafane peers) \| Photo by Heather Dodson Marc in Kitchen	Aunt Natalie and Niece Josephine. \| Photo by Heather Dodson Aunt Natalie and Niece Josephine
Berry Picking Time at Stellafane! \| Photo by Heather Dodson Berry Picking Time!	Josephine makes her first dollar via arts and crafts thanks to Jay Drew \| Photo by Heather Dodson Jay Drew's Appreciation for the Arts	Josephine and Nic enjoy lunch. \| Photo by Heather Dodson Time to Eat	Arts and Crafts, Kris Larsen Style \| Photo by Heather Dodson Arts and Crafts, Kris Larsen Style	A Faithful Representation of Ultima Thule \| Photo by Heather Dodson A Faithful Representation of Ultima Thule	A Future Telescope Maker? \| Photo by Heather Dodson A Future Telescope Maker?

Photos by Peter Pekurar

Alan Ward and 3D-Printed Scope \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Alan Ward and 3D-Printed Scope	Spectrohelioscope Diagram \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Spectrohelioscope Diagram	Spectrohelioscope Outdoor Portion \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Spectrohelioscope Outdoor Portion	Club Dinner & Meeting \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Club Dinner & Meeting	STM Meeting in Progress \| Photo by Peter Pekurar STM Meeting in Progress	Patrick Dodson and Scope \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Patrick Dodson and Scope
Spray-On Silvering Advertisement \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Spray-On Silvering Advertisement	Norm Fullam and his Scope \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Norm Fullam and his Scope	Larry Shaper Viewing the Sun \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Larry Shaper Viewing the Sun	Larry Shaper and Ultra Thin 6" f/6 \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Larry Shaper and Ultra Thin 6" f/6	Clark McDonald's Alt-Az Observing Chair \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Alt-Az Observing Chair	Fully Automated Trek-Type Scope \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Trek-Type Scope
Bath Interferometry Wizard George Roberts \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Bath Interferometry Wizard George Roberts	Silvering Demo \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Silvering Demo	Joe Dechene and an Award Winner \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Joe Dechene and an Award Winner	Dave Kelly's Scope, Sporting a Newly Silvered Mirror (Silvered during the Silvering Demo. Dave was then able to observe with this mirror the very same night!) . \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Dave Kelly's Scope	How Alan Ward's Aluminizing Machine Got to Stellafane \| Photo by Peter Pekurar How the Aluminizing Machine Got to Stellafane

Photos by The Goulette Family

Mike Cote, Springfield Ma STARS member, 1st time to Stellafane \| Photo by Don Goulette A First Timer	This is Kaitlynn, Springfield STARS member, 6th time at Stellafane \| Photo by Don Goulette Pluto's Biggest Fan?	The Goulette’s, never want to miss a Stellafane!! \| Photo by Don Goulette The Goulette Family	Don and Joy Goulette, on breezy hill \| Photo by Don Goulette Don and Joy Goulette	Springfield STARS club, Mike Kozicki, giving a leading to the onlookers. \| Photo by Don Goulette Swap Table	Rich Sanderson and Dr Alan Stern \| Photo by Don Goulette Richard Sanderson and Dr. Stern
STARS members (from Springfield MA), after enjoying a great lesson from Kris Larsen \| Photo by Don Goulette STARS Girls

Photos by Richard Sanderson, Feeding Hills, MA

This way to Convention! \| Photo by Richard Sanderson This way to Convention!	Young minds receive both education and inspiration at Stellafane. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Inspiration and Education	Kris Larsen, professor at Central Connecticut State University, conducts a children’s astronomy activity at McGregor Observatory. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Kris Larsen's Children Activities	Astronomers of tomorrow learn about the sun during a children’s activity at McGregor Observatory. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Astronomers of Tomorrow	Dave Groski and Jaw Drew collimate an 8-inch reflector. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson A Matter of Collimation	Renowned author and former “Astronomy” magazine editor-in-chief Richard Berry describes how he replicated the famous 1919 Einstein experiment at the 2017 total eclipse. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Richard Berry
Astronomy author Phil Harrington, who is an avid runner and bicyclist, displays a special tee shirt that commemorates a 10.4-km run he completed during last year’s convention. Who knew that Stellafane’s iconic “Little Man” depicted on the shirt was a jogger? \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Run, "Little Man", Run!	Three luminaries in the world of amateur astronomy: From left, Antique Telescope Society Past-President Ken Launie, former “Sky & Telescope” Editor Dennis di Cicco and popular astronomy author Phil Harrington. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Three Luminaries	Renowned author and telescope-maker Roger Sinnott is a senior contributing editor at “Sky & Telescope” magazine. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Roger Sinnott	Televue Optics founder and generous Stellafane-supporter Al Nagler (left) with astronomy-author and broadcast-meteorologist Joe Rao. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Al Nagler and Joe Rao	Tom Lovely, amateur astronomer, world traveler and story teller extraordinaire. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Tom Lovely	Jack Megas, planetarium educator at the Springfield (MA) Science Museum, proudly displays an out-of-this-world acquisition at the Swap Table. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson A Swap Table Find
Jim Hendrickson is newsletter editor for Skyscrapers, Inc., the Astronomical Society of Rhode Island. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Jim Hendrickson	Eleven-year-old Kaitlynn Goulette, who is already an experienced observer, earned a Binocular Observing Olympics pin. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson An Experienced Observer	Emmy-award-winning film-makers Linda and Kerry Hurd. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Emmy Award Winners in da House!	Bart Fried, founder of the Antique Telescope Society. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Bart Fried	Two of the hard-working individuals who make Stellafane happen each year: Site Manager John Martin (left) and STM member Dennis Cassia. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Hard Workers!	Pink Clubhouse with Clouds \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Pink Clubhouse w/ Clouds
Loads of Scopes? Must be Stellafane! \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Loads of Scopes? Must be Stellafane!	Stellafane Historian Bert Willard (left) enjoys a conversation with world-renowned optical engineer Paul Valleli. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Two Legends	Ken Slater, Stellafane’s award-winning webmaster. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Ken Slater, Webmaster	The design of Carl Lancaster’s 18-inch f/4.5 articulated-mast, collapsible-tube telescope is based on a “Hoberman Sphere.” Carl’s instrument won several awards in 2013 but this year, it featured a new control panel straight out of “Star Trek.” \| Photo by Richard Sanderson All Trekked Out	Patrick Dodson, left, discusses his beautiful, award-winning telescope. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson An 8" f/6 Award Winner	From left, Springfield (MA) Stars Club members Dave Gallup, Jack Megas and Rich Sanderson. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Three Musketeers
Dr. Sara Schechner, curator of Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, with her husband, antique-telescope expert Ken Launie. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson A Curator and Her Husband	Former STM President Dave Tabor. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Former STM President	This gorgeous eyepiece case, made by Dwight Lanpher, emits a soft red glow at night to make finding the right eyepiece a simple task. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson No More Fumbling in the Dark!	Joe Duchene with his award-winning “transformer” mounted scope, which quick changes from an alt-azimuth to an equatorial configuration. Note the tripod’s hockey-stick legs! \| Photo by Richard Sanderson More than Meets the Eye, it's the Transforming Scope!	A demonstration of the fine art of telescope-mirror aluminization. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson The Fine Art of Aluminizing Mirrors	Doug Arion’s award-winning, 120mm f/5 travel scope displays the same high-quality craftsmanship as a piece of fine furniture. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Like a Piece of Fine Furniture
Walter Campney describes his easily-portable, 8-inch f/5 Newtonian. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson An 8-Inch Easily-Portable Newtonian	Award-winning telescope maker George East. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson George East

Hartness House Workshop Photos by Misc Attendees

Stairway to Heaven? \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Stairway to Heaven?	The Hartness House \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson The Hartness House	Current STM President, Jeff Lowe \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Current STM President, Jeff Lowe	Thomas Spirock \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Thomas Spirock	Clif Ashcraft \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Clif Ashcraft	Don Dilworth \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Don Dilworth
Norm Fullum, Optiques Fullum \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Norm Fullum, Optiques Fullum	William Zmek \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson William Zmek	Anthony Pirera of Spectrum Thin Films and Norm Fullum, admiring the glass. \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Admiring the Glass	Rick Fienberg of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) talks about Sky&Tel purchase. \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Rick Fienberg, American Astronomical Society	Richard Berry \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Richard Berry	Just Don't Drop it! \| Photo by Jim Hendrickson Just Don't Drop It!

Twilight Talk Photos by Misc Attendees

Twilight Talk Crowd \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Twilight Talk Crowd	Dr. Alan Stern, planetary scientist and principal investigator of the New Horizon mission to Pluto and beyond, was this year’s Stellafane keynote speaker. This is his second time speaking at Stellafane, originally haven spoken about Pluto in 2015. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Dr Alan Stern, New Horizons P.I	Alan Stern and Massachusetts stargazer Don Goulette give Stellafane a “two thumbs up.” \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Two Thumbs Up	Springfield (MA) Stars Club President Alan Rifkin awaits the start of the Twilight Talks. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Alan Rifkin	Flanked by Kim and Dennis Cassia, Alan Stern demonstrates the nine-finger Pluto salute. \| Photo by Richard Sanderson Nine-Finger Pluto Salute Demonstration	A Future STM President eagerly awaits the start of the Twilight Talks \| Photo by Ken Slater Future STM President?
John Gallagher, your M.C for the evening. \| Photo by Ken Slater M.C John Gallagher	Current STM President, Jeff Lowe \| Photo by Ken Slater Current STM President, Jeff Lowe	Walter Scott Houston Award Recipient, Richard Fienberg \| Photo by Ken Slater Walter Scott Houston Award Recipient, Richard Fienberg	Rick Hunter \| Photo by Ken Slater Rick Hunter	Telescope Competition Awards \| Photo by Ken Slater Telescope Competition Awards	Telescope Competition Awards \| Photo by Ken Slater Telescope Competition Awards
Telescope Competition Awards - Full Group \| Photo by Ken Slater Telescope Competition Awards - Full Group

Dr. Stern chats about Pluto. \| Photo by Paul Fucile Dr. Stern chats about Pluto	Dr Stern rediscovers Pluto at Stellafane. \| Photo by Paul Fucile Dr Stern rediscovers Pluto	Steven Mairoto and Grandson on Hill \| Photo by Steven Mairoto Steven Mairoto and Grandson on Hill	A beautiful shot of Breezy Hill via Drone. \| Photo by Tim Roske Breezy Hill Drone View	Another View via Drone \| Photo by Tim Roske Another View Via Drone	Early on the Field \| Photo by Bill Arduser Early on the Field
Looking Down the Telescope Field \| Photo by Bill Arduser Looking Down the Telescope Field	Beautiful strut/string telescope. Carbon fiber struts, and incredibly geeky Star Trek science consult control panel! See the next few pictures. \| Photo by Bill Arduser One Trek Geek to Beam Up!	Replica of Mr. Spock‘s science consol. The buttons function and there are associated sounds. The hood covers a tablet running SkySafari plus. This allows him to easily point the telescope at any object he wants to see in space. \| Photo by Bill Arduser Where Mr Spock Resides	A Look Inside the Science Station \| Photo by Bill Arduser A Look Inside	3D Printed And Aluminum Cast \| Photo by Bill Arduser 3D Printed And Aluminum Cast	This may not look it, but this was the most impressive mount of the lot. It had many innovations. It easily converts from an alt azimuth mount to an equatorial mount. The counterweight can be changed out for a camera mount. Finder scopes are easily interchangeable. The legs are carbon fiber hockey sticks, light and strong. In equitorial mode, it has drive gears to counter the earth's motion, with batteries in the counter weight. Here, it's in alt azimuth mode. \| Photo by Bill Arduser Impressive Mount
In this shot, the scope is in equitorial mode. He can move the scoop between the two mount modes by moving opposite sides of two adjacent legs to different screw holes. \| Photo by Bill Arduser Some Useful Sticks	Spray-On Silvering Demo: This is a different mirror coating process. Two spray on chemicals. One is probably colloidal silver and the other is probably something like a developer. Makes a better mirror than aluminum coatings and is much cheaper than the vacuum process. It needs an additional nano particle coating to prevent tarnishing. It is a do it yourself process and is cheaper than a vacuum processes, but is a bit fussy. It may surplant the vacuum system in the future. \| Photo by Bill Arduser Spray On, Silver!	This is Dave Kelly's 12.1 Inch newly coated mirror used in the Spray-On Silvering Demo \| Photo by Bill Arduser A Lovely Reflective Surface	Bill Arduser says: "My friend writing Perl scripts in the woods. That’s the Saturday morning swap meet going on in the background." \| Photo by Bill Arduser Writing Code in the Woods

Alan Rifkin, Deep in Thought \| Photo by Eileen Myers Deep in Thought	Alan Ward's 3D-Printed Telescope Parts \| Photo by Eileen Myers 3D-Printed Telescope Parts	AV Superheroes Thomas Morehouse and Dominic Fucile \| Photo by Eileen Myers AV Superheroes	Bert Willard at 79 \| Photo by Eileen Myers Bert Willard at 79	Brad Vietje in the Pavillion \| Photo by Eileen Myers Brad Vietje	Cecilia and Daughter Smiling \| Photo by Eileen Myers Cecilia Dietrich and Daughter
Cheril Breuning /w Jim Beatty in the background \| Photo by Eileen Myers Cheryl Breuning	Speaker Dan Gray. \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker Dan Gray	STM Member Alan Stern and Eiko Okazaki at the Thursday Night dinner and meeting \| Photo by Eileen Myers STM Member Alan Stern and Eiko Okazaki	George Robert's Bath Interferometer Setup \| Photo by Eileen Myers Bath Interferometer Setup	Glenn Becker, M.C for the Friday Pavilion talks \| Photo by Eileen Myers Glenn Becker, Friday Pavilion M.C	Grandpa Dave Tabor with Grandchild \| Photo by Eileen Myers Grandpa Dave Tabor with Grandchild
Happy Stellafane Parents and Babies \| Photo by Eileen Myers Happy Stellafane Parents and Babies	Meghan Wilder \| Photo by Eileen Myers Meghan Wilder	Speaker Al Takeda \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker Al Takeda	Speaker Alan Sliski and Son Aaron \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker Alan Sliski and Son	Speaker Gary Walker \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker Gary Walker	Speaker George Roberts \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speaker George Roberts
Speakers Dr. Mario Motta and Brad Vietje \| Photo by Eileen Myers Speakers Dr. Mario Motta and Brad Vietje

Dennis Cassia and Al Nagler \| Photo by Kim & Dennis Cassia Dennis Cassia and Al Nagler	Smile! Top right...Jennifer Nealon, Renate Rao and Caleb Nealon \| Photo by Dennis & Kim Cassia Smile!	Richard Sanderson and Joe Rao \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Richard Sanderson and Joe Rao	Kim and John Gallagher planning the Saturday Evening raffle. \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Kim and John Gallagher	Happy Birthday, Joe Rao! \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Happy Birthday, Joe Rao!	John Vogt gets his reading in. \| Photo by Dennis Cassia John Vogt gets his reading in
Gatekeeper Kim at Your Service \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Gatekeeper Kim at Your Service!	Renate Rao and Dennis \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Renate Rao and Dennis	Pluto Nine Salute. Kim, Dr. Stern and Dennis doing the Pluto Nine Salute. \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Pluto Nine Salute	Mr Edison, I presume? \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Mr Edison, I presume?	Moving the Fruit Stand to get ready for Arrivals \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Moving the Fruit Stand	Caleb Nealon & The Pink, returning after upgrading the first-aid kit. \| Photo by Dennis Cassia Caleb Nealon & The Pink

The Aluminizing Machine \| Photo by Patrick Dodson The Aluminizing Machine	Nicole DeShone and Alan Ward clean and inspect her mirror before putting it in the machine. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Cleaning the Mirror	Alan Ward lowers the Bell Jar so that the process can begin. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Alan Ward Lowers Bell Jar	Alan checks his watch. These things have to be timed perfectly. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Alan checks his watch	Crouching Alan, Hidden Glow. Alan points outs the glow to Dave. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Crouching Alan, Hidden Glow	After the process is finished, it is now time to remove the Bell Jar. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Removing the Bell Jar
Nicole with her completed mirror. Later that same evening, she was voted in as an STM Member. Congratulations, Nicole! \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Nicole With Completed Mirror!	Evening Crowd Watches on as Alan Ward explains the Aluminizing process. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Evening Crowd Watches On	Dominic Fucile waiting for the glow. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Waiting for the Glow	Crowd Watches the Yellow Glow \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Crowd Watches the Yellow Glow	Bigger Crowd watching a mirror being aluminized \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Bigger Crowd	Twilight Pumpdown Glow \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Twilight Pumpdown Glow
Different Angle \| Photo by Bill Arduser Different Angle	Mirror Coating Process Diagram \| Photo by Bill Arduser Mirror Coating Process Diagram	Alan Ward and Machine \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Alan Ward and Machine	Another view of Alan and the Machine \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Another view of Alan and the Machine	Alan and Nicole with Completed Mirror \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Alan and Nicole with Completed Mirror	Nicole with Mirror \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Nicole with Mirror
Sunset Coating with Dave Groski \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Sunset Coating with Dave Groski	A Crowd Gathers \| Photo by Peter Pekurar A Crowd Gathers	Here we see the different stages of glow, the color changing due to the amount of vacuum in the chamber. This is at Low Vacuum\| Photo by Peter Pekurar Stages of a Bell Jar Glow 1	Here we see the different stages of glow, the color changing due to the amount of vacuum in the chamber. \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Stages of Bell Jar Glow 2	Here we see the different stages of glow, the color changing due to the amount of vacuum in the chamber. This is at high vacuum just before flameout \| Photo by Peter Pekurar Stages of Bell Jar Glow 3

Patrick Dodson's Award Winning 8-Inch f/6 \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Patrick Dodson's Award Winning 8-Inch f/6	Another View of the Telescope \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Another View of the Telescope	Patrick posing with his Telescope \| Photo by Steve Dodson Patrick posing with his Telescope	Of Course it's a Fullum \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Of course it's a Fullum!	Joe Dechene made an innovative use of broken hockey sticks for making his mount. \| Photo by Steve Dodson An Innovative use for Broken Hockey Sticks	Joe Dechene explains his Telescope to Dave Siegrist \| Photo by Steve Dodson Joe explains his Telescope
Doug Arion and Dave Kelly have a Chat \| Photo by Steve Dodson Doug Arion and Dave Kelly Chat	This appears to be a very interesting Observation Device, Captain. - This is Carl Lancaster's innovative Trek-inspired viewing panel. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson This appears to be a very interesting Observation Device, Captain.	Wider View of Trek Science Station \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Wider View of Trek Science Station	View from the Other Side \| Photo by Patrick Dodson View from the Other Side	On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. Here is Dave Kelly cleaning his 12.1" Mirror to be used in the demo. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Dave Kelly cleans his Mirror for the Spray-On Silvering Demo	On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. Here, Peter sprays H2O onto the mirror to help prepare the surface of the mirror. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Spraying H2O
On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. The Mirror now having silvered, with proof of its immediate change between clear glass to reflective surface being punctuated by a gasp from the crowd, Peter now sprays a protective coating onto the mirror. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Spraying the Silvered Mirror	On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. Peter now dries the mirror. \| Photo by Patrick Dodson Drying the Mirror	On Saturday, Peter Pekurar of Canada was doing a Spray-On Silvering Demo in the ATM Tent, as a curious crowd of onlookers watched on. The interest level of this event packed a large crowd in the ATM Tent, and the sides of the tent had to be removed to accomodate more people. Peter now holds up the final Result. All done, this took about 30 min for the entire process. Dave Kelly was then able to put his Mirror back into his Telescope and observe parts of the Dumbell Nebula that very same night! \| Photo by Patrick Dodson The Finished Result	Patrick's Niece and Nephew check out the tiny 13" Boler trailer. It is their first time at Stellafane! \| Photo by Heather Dodson Checking out the Trailer!	Back after a 10yr absence while waiting for the perfect moment to take the kids camping, here is Marc Dodson (Or Massachussets as he is affectionally called by his Stellafane peers) \| Photo by Heather Dodson Marc in Kitchen	Aunt Natalie and Niece Josephine. \| Photo by Heather Dodson Aunt Natalie and Niece Josephine
Berry Picking Time at Stellafane! \| Photo by Heather Dodson Berry Picking Time!	Josephine makes her first dollar via arts and crafts thanks to Jay Drew \| Photo by Heather Dodson Jay Drew's Appreciation for the Arts	Josephine and Nic enjoy lunch. \| Photo by Heather Dodson Time to Eat	Arts and Crafts, Kris Larsen Style \| Photo by Heather Dodson Arts and Crafts, Kris Larsen Style	A Faithful Representation of Ultima Thule \| Photo by Heather Dodson A Faithful Representation of Ultima Thule	A Future Telescope Maker? \| Photo by Heather Dodson A Future Telescope Maker?