Compact Schedule Friday | Stellafane Convention

2026 Stellafane Convention Schedule - Compact

Friday, August 14 2026

Stellafane Treasure Hunt

Other Activities

3:00 AM

1:00 PM

All over the grounds

Self-Guided

Mount Ephraim Hike

Other Activities

4:00 AM

7:00 AM

Meet North Side of Food Tent

Katie Shusdock

Fun with Lenses, Mirrors, Telescopes

Youth Events

4:00 AM

8:00 AM

Canopy near T-shirt Sales & Mirror Grind Activity

Steve Dodson, Peter Bealo

Telescope Making Demo Hours

Telescope Making

5:00 AM

11:00 AM

Tent by T-Shirt Sales

Bob Trzcinski

Meteorites and the Early Solar System

All Level Talks

6:00 AM

7:00 AM

Flanders Pavilion

Patrick Leverone

Solar System Walk

Beginner Talks

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

Meet at M44 (Green Shed) near Clubhouse

Kaitlynn Goulette

Dynamic Duos

Intermediate

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Flanders Pavilion

Al Takeda

Stellafane Land Use Hike

Other Activities

8:00 AM

9:30 AM

Meet at North Side of Food Tent

George Springston

Clubhouse Treasure Hunt for Children

Youth Events

8:00 AM

11:00 AM

Clubhouse

Stellafane Family Activity: Build a CubeSat

Youth Events

8:00 AM

11:00 AM

Bunkhouse

Johny Colt & Dominic Fucile

Solar Observing Hour

Observing

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Observing Fields

Using Artificial Intelligence to Write Astronomical Programs

Advanced Talk

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Flanders Pavilion

Charles Wright

Hands-on :”Printed” Telescope Build

Telescope Making

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

Canopy near T- shirt sales & Mirror Grind Activity

Matteo Statti, Steve Dodson

Stellafane's New Museum (Downtown)

Museum

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

Springfield Health Center, Pearl Street

Matt Considine, Curator

Astronomy Activities for Children

Youth Events

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

McGregor Observatory

Dr. Kristine Larsen

Shoot for the Moon!

All Level Talks

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Flanders Pavilion

Richard Sanderson

Membership Information Session

All Level Talks

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Clubhouse

Cecilia Detrich & Tom Spirock

Meet & Greet Social Hour for Youthful Adults

Other Activities

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Tent by Stellafane Clubhouse

Meghan Morse

The Life and Times of Classic Refractor Telescopes

All Level Talks

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Flanders Pavilion

Rich Nugent

Astronomy Trivia Game for Teens-ish, Ages 10 to 20

Youth Events

11:30 AM

12:15 PM

McGregor Observatory Library

Dominic Heath

Stellafane and Beyond Film Premier

Major Events

12:30 PM

4:00 PM

Great Hall 100 River St / Ticket Required

Springfield Telescope Makers

Space Science Board Games for Youthful Adults

Other Activities

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

McGregor Library

Meghan Morse

Friday Evening Informal Talks

Major Events

2:30 PM

Flanders Pavilion

Bruce Beford, MC