Astronomy can be a lonely activity, with you and your telescope out under the stars. But for decades now, astronomy enthusiasts have also gone out of their way to cluster together at so-called star ...

Nothing in the slumping town of Springfield points the way to “Stellafane.” Without detailed directions, and the small sign affixed to a tree on the second dirt road, you’d never find the oldest “star ...

Scholars across the globe often refer to astronomy as the oldest science, dating back to the ancient Mesopotamians and Babylonians. While that may be true, modern-day amateur astronomy can trace its ...

SPRINGFIELD Homemade telescope makers will descend on Springfield this weekend to continue an almost 70-year-old tradition. Brad Vietje, president of the Springfield Telescope Makers, said he hoped ...

SPRINGFIELD — The next Springfield Osher Lifelong Learning lecture will be "Stellafane: Its Past, Present, and Future," at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the Springfield High School cafeteria. Local ...

Stargazers rejoice: The cradle of amateur astronomy is safe once again. Astronomers around the world were spooked when the state of Vermont announced plans to build a prison four miles from Stellafane ...