22 TIME September 3â10 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. âI
normally donât seek
out a lot of human
companyâ Bergeron
says âbut Stellafane
has an air of peace
and goodwill that
I enjoy.â
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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