2026 Stellafane Convention Schedule - Compact
Saturday, August 15 2026
Swap Tables
2:00 AM
7:00 AM
North of Main Camping Area
Mechanical (and Optical if needed) Registration
3:00 AM
4:30 AM
Clubhouse
Stellafane Treasure Hunt
3:00 AM
1:00 PM
All over the grounds
Self-Guided
Introduction To Tonight’s Sky
5:00 AM
6:00 AM
Flanders Pavilion
: Joe Dechene
Mechanical Competition
5:00 AM
8:00 AM
Fields around Clubhouse
Telescope Making Demo Hours
5:00 AM
11:00 AM
Tent by T-Shirt Sales
Bob Trzcinski
Astronomy Activities for Children
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
McGregor Observatory
Dr. Kristine Larsen
Clubhouse Treasure Hunt for Children
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
Clubhouse
Introduction to Stellafane
6:00 AM
7:00 AM
Flanders Pavilion
Bruce Beford
Telescope Field Walk
6:30 AM
7:30 AM
Meet at Front of Clubhouse
David McGaw
Solar System Walk
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
Meet at M44 (Green Shed) near Clubhouse
Kaitlynn Goulette
Asteroid Observations/Astrometry
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Flanders Pavilion
Marc Polanksy
How to Use A Telescope Part I
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
McGregor Library
Joshua Brown &Glenn Chaple
Fun with Lenses, Mirrors, Telescopes
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
Canopy near T-shirt Sales & Mirror Grind Activity
Steve Dodson, Peter Bealo
'Stellafane and Beyond' Film Panel Discussion
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Flanders Pavilion
Moderator: Doug Arion
Solar Observing Hour
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Observing Fields
Clubhouse Treasure Hunt for Children
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
Clubhouse
Membership Information Session
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
Clubhouse
Cecilia Detrich & Tom Spirock
A History of Mirror Coating
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Flanders Pavilion
Dave Sopchak
What We Know, What We Think We Know, and What We Absolutely Don’t Know
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
Flanders Pavilion
Larry Mitchell
Kids Raffle
1:45 PM
2:00 AM
Amphitheater (Flanders Pavilion if rain)
Katie Sushdock
Saturday Evening Program & Keynote Talk
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
Amphitheater (Flanders Pavilion if rain)
Katie Sushdock, MC
How to Use a Telescope Part II
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
Outside McGregor Observatory
Joshua Brown & Glenn Chaple