Comments and anecdotes about the event:
We had another great presentation by club member Jim Shedlowski, this time about the life and accomplishments of Russel Porter. Russel was an arctic explorer, author, artist, scientist, optical designer, and more. He was also considered the best cutaway drawing expert in the world. He started the astronomy club at Stellafane, and wrote books about amateur telescope making. Russel was also very involved in the construction of the Hale 200-inch telescope. Jim did a great job covering all the contributions Russel Porter made to astronomy, both amateur and professional. We had 14 in-person attendees and 8 via Zoom.