December 2, 2008

Ξ December 2nd, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Memorial Serv |

The official website for Stellafane, www.steallafane.org, published an announcement about the memorial service held for Joe on the Stellafane grounds.

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” Family & Friends honor
Joseph LaVigne at Stellafane[2008-May-29] On Sunday May 25, 2008, the Springfield Telescope Makers hosted a memorial service for amateur telescope maker Joseph LaVigne, who passed away unexpectedly at the age of 44. Before family and friends, Joe’s request was honored as his ashes were spread on Stellafane’s Observing Field. As a teen and young adult, Joe was a regular attendee at the Annual Convention and displayed his homemade reflector. He moved to Montana where he pursued astrophotography from his Weasel Creek Observatory. He authored the chapter “Imaging the Moon with an Astro-Video Camera” in Peter Wlasuk’s “Observing the Moon, A Practical Guide”, one of Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series.”