Stellafane
Stellafane is the contraction of two Latin words: stellar means star, and fane means shrine. Stellafane is therefore literally a Shrine to the Stars. Stellafane is the name of their Clubhouse, located the summit of Breezy Hill in Springfield, Vermont. It is also the name of their annual Stellafane Convention. The Stellafane Clubhouse and Porter Turret Telescope and the land on the summit of Breezy hill comprise the Stellafane Observatory National Historic Landmark. However, the term Stellafane has also evolved to mean to refer to all the club’s land and buildings on the summit of Breezy Hill, or to the club itself, which is properly named The Springfield Telescope Makers, Inc.
They are a club of about 125 members, and unlike most astronomy clubs, their members are geographically dispersed, with most members spread over the New England and mid-Atlantic states. They hold monthly meetings at Stellafane, usually near a new moon weekend for best observing opportunities. Stellafane has been on the web since 1994 (see Web History) and provides information about club activities and information useful to Amateur Telescope Makers world wide. In 2006 they redesigned and updated the site (see About their New Look). They have reorganized their pages into logical groups in the hope of making navigation around out site much easier.
For more information, please visit http://stellafane.org