22 TIME September 3–10, 2018
Clockwise from
top left: The
historic Stellafane
clubhouse in
Springield, Vt.; Dee
and Roy Difrient
of Monkton, Md.,
during their 25th
year attending
the star party; a
detail of the Porter
Turret Telescope,
which was built by
Stellafane members;
Joe Bergeron,
an author and
illustrator from
Endwell, N.Y. “I
normally don’t seek
out a lot of human
company,” Bergeron
says, “but Stellafane
has an air of peace
and goodwill that
I enjoy.”
Opposite page:
LeeAnna Goulette,
8, and Kaitlyn
Goulette, 10.
The sisters were
encouraged by their
parents to develop
an interest in
astronomy.
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