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STELLAFANE

CONVEnTION

Schedule of Events

This Schedule is under development.

Many talks and activites are missing from it.

We expect it to be much more complete in June.

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Hartness House Workshop

Major Events

Thursday

8:00 AM

5:00 PM

Hartness House

Dan Lorraine & Tom Spirock

Check out the Hartness House Workshop Page for more information and to register for the workshop

Large RV Permit Holders must arrive

Operating Hours

Thursday

12:00 PM

4:00 PM

Entry Gate

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Large RVs have to be pre-registered, and must arrive between Noon and 4PM on Thursday. Do not arrive early. We have large trucks making food deliveries and installing sanitation facilities before then.

Early Entry Permit Holders can arrive

Operating Hours

Thursday

3:00 PM

10:00 PM

Entry Gate

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Please do not arrive before 3:00 PM and do not park on Jordan Road. The large RV's come in before you, starting at noon. You will not be admitted before 3:00 PM, and our gate staff is busy getting the RV's safely in place.

Hands-on “Printed” Telescope Build

Telescope Making

Thursday

3:00 PM

5:30 PM

Canopy near T-shirt Sales & Mirror Grind Activity

Brian Delodder, Steve Dodson

All Ages, No experience needed

Hartness House Workshop (Dinner)

Major Events

Thursday

6:00 PM

9:00 PM

Hartness House

Dan Lorraine & Tom Spirock

Check out the Hartness House Workshop Page for more information and to register for the workshop

Porter Turret Telescope

Observing

Thursday

9:00 PM

12:00 AM

Porter Turret Telescope

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Weather Permitting - The 1930 Porter Turret Telescope is located just north of the clubhouse on Breezy Hill.

Breuning Observatory Observing

Observing

Thursday

9:30 PM

12:00 AM

Breuning Observatory

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Weather Permitting - The domed Breuning Observatory is located just south of and downhill from the McGregor Observatory.

McGregor Observatory

Observing

Thursday

9:30 PM

12:00 AM

McGregor Observatory

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Weather Permitting - The McGregor Observatory, home of the 13-inch Schupmann Refractor, is located on a hilltop in the northwest corner of Stellafane East.

Registration Gate Open

Operating Hours

Friday

8:00 AM

10:00 PM

Entry Gate

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Stellafane Treasure Hunt

Other Activities

Friday

8:00 AM

6:00 PM

All over the grounds

Self-Guided

Start at the pink table set up outside the Pavilion, at the bottom of the road past the Food Tent. Congrats, you have already found the first location! Pick up your passport and read the first clue. It's fun! And a great way to learn more about Stellafane, so stretch your legs and shake some sillies out. Don't despair, if you get tired you can take the bus for a bit.

Cook Spectrohelioscope Solar Observing

Observing

Friday

9:00 AM

4:00 PM

Simoni Observatory

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Weather Permitting - The circa 1930 Cook Spectrohelioscope will be observing solar prominences and sunspots in hydrogen-alpha light. The Simoni Observatory is northwest of the Stellafane Clubhouse on Breezy Hill.

Fun with Lenses, Mirrors, Telescopes

Youth Events

Friday

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

Canopy near T-shirt Sales & Mirror Grind Activity

Steve Dodson, Peter Bealo

Middle School Age and Younger

Porter Turret Telescope Solar Observing

Observing

Friday

9:00 AM

6:00 PM

Porter Turret Telescope

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Weather Permitting - The 1930 Porter Turret Telescope is located just north of the clubhouse on Breezy Hill.

Telescope Making Demo Hours

Telescope Making

Friday

10:00 AM

4:00 PM

Tent by T-Shirt Sales

Bob Trzcinski

See the individual timeslot entries on the full schedule for the topic(s) demonstrated.

Telescope Making Demo.

Telescope Making

Friday

10:00 AM

10:30AM

Tent by T-Shirt Sales

Rick Hunter

Intro & Grinding

Telescope Making Demo

Telescope Making

Friday

11:00AM

11:30AM

Tent by T-Shirt Sales

Francis O'Reilly

Making Dental Stone Tools

Telescope Making Demo

Telescope Making

Friday

11:30AM

12:00pm

Tent by T-Shirt Sales

Dave Kelly & Doug Arion

Making Pitch Laps

Clubhouse Treasure Hunt for Children

Youth Events

Friday

1:00 PM

4:00 PM

Clubhouse

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Age 5-16 Drop in at any scheduled time to pick up your Clubhouse Treasure Hunt list from the Telescope Competition Registrar in the Clubhouse. Two lists will be available, one for ages 5-7 years old, and another for ages 8-16 years. Hunt in the Clubhouse for the items on the list at your own pace and return your completed Treasure Hunt list to the Telescope Competition Registrar for a small prize! Saturday Bonus - the Mechanical portion of the Telescope Competition will be occurring at the Clubhouse on Saturday at the same time! The judges will close the Clubhouse for deliberations during the Mechanical Competition, but it will most likely be open during the times scheduled for the Treasure Hunt.

Stellafane Family Activity: Build a CubeSat

Youth Events

Friday

1:00 PM

4:00 PM

Bunkhouse

Johny Colt & Dominic Fucile

Check out the Family & Youth Activities webpage to learn more.

Stellafane Land Use Hike

Other Activities

Friday

1:00 PM

2:30 PM

Meet at North Side of Food Tent

George Springston

Are you interested in what's below your feet as well as what's up in the sky? If so, the land use hike is for you. We'll head out on a hike on the wooded roads of Stellafane East and talk about what happened on this land from about 1850 onward; who owned ti and what did they do here. The total length of the hike will probably only be about one mile, but the route is steep in places, and it will be over some rough, rocky ground. Hiking boots are recommended and be prepared for mosquitoes and ticks. If you need water and snacks for the hike they can be purchased from our food vendor. Meet your hike leader, George, at the Food Tent prior to 1:00pm so the hike can start on time.

Telescope Making Demo

Telescope Making

Friday

1:00 PM

1:45 PM

Tent by T-Shirt Sales

Rick Hunter

Polishing & Figuring

Breuning Observatory Open

Observing

Friday

2:00 PM

5:00 PM

Breuning Observatory

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The domed Breuning Observatory is located just south of and downhill from the McGregor Observatory.

Hands-on :”Printed” Telescope Build

Telescope Making

Friday

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Canopy near T- shirt sales & Mirror Grind Activity

Matteo Statti, Steve Dodson

All Ages, no experience needed

Solar Observing Hour

Observing

Friday

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Observing Fields

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All attendees with solar filters or projection set-ups are encouraged to share the Sun with other attendees

Telescope Making Demo

Telescope Making

Friday

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Tent by T-Shirt Sales

Rick Hunter

Testing: Bring your own mirror

We no longer provide printed schedules. There will be large schedule posters at all major buildings. You may want to download schedules to your device, or print them at home.

The Compact Schedules only list Talks, Workshops, Demoes and Activities

omitting many items listed in the full schedules, and focus on daytime items.

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