TheSkySearchers

Is anyone planning on going to Stellafane this year? Really excited to bring my homemade scopes to Breezy Hill. I have a few friends who are also going and entering their homemade scopes. Should be a fun weekend of observing and being social again.

Registration is open until August 1st https://stellafane.org/convention/2021/ ... 1-reg.html

I am not much of a traveler and I live in Texas and never been to one of our own TSPs. But Stellafane is considered an important element in the culture of astronomy in the USA.

"... at the STM meeting on 30 January 1924 the name “Stellar Fane” (fane being an archaic word for temple) was unanimously adopted..."

See here: https://aas.org/posts/news/2020/02/mont ... nuary-2020 about "the Woodstock of astronomy."

Have a good time and remember to file a report here for our vicarious edification.

I've always wanted to do a cross country road trip and this is an extra reason besides visiting my son at MIT, which I promised him. If ever I wanted to visit Stellafane maybe now is the time. The road trip takes some preparation and planning but I'll consider it.

I've never been but it would be pretty exciting.

I am planning on going to Stellafane as part of my cross country road trip. Let's hope the delta variant does not throw a monkey wrench.

Not sure if I will bring more than my 20x80s and the Tiltall. Perhaps the AVX and the redcat51? Keeping the battery charged will be a problem. Maybe just a barndoor drive with a camera to not carry the weight and minimize the hassle.

Stellafane was a success. Two mostly clear nights, lots of DIY products, good weather. I would go again but perhaps not by car.