The Saturday night program at Stellafane is held in a natural amphitheater if the weather is good. They begin by giving awards to telescope and mirror makers who have had their telescopes and mirrors judged and then prizes are awarded. Here 3 winners receive their prizes. This shot does not BEGIN to show you the crowd. There are hundreds of people seated behind me on the hill, and to the left of me and another hundred to the right of me out of the frame! There is also a raffle to raise money for the event and the top prizes are 4 shopping bags of eyepieces as the largest prizes, donated by Al Nagler and Televue and each bag is worth about $2000 or more!
By the time the keynote speaker begins his presentation it is dark and it looks like this. Some sit in beach or camping chairs, and others sit on blankets in the grass. Stellafane is such an amazing event with a history going back to 1920. This was my 35th year in a row that I have attended.
2 comments:
Truly wonderful that you have made the pilgrimage to Stellafane for 35 years! Participating in something you love is a joy. Betsey
Ditto to Betsey's comment. Amazing experiences over the years.
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