Russell W. Porter
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About
One of founders of amateur astronomy and telescope making, who built up interest in backyard sky observations through his club, the Springfield Telescope Makers. He also did the preliminary designs for the famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles California.
Before Fame
He was an arctic explorer in his youth, in several expeditions to Greenland and the North Pole.
Trivia
He started a class to teach others how to make their own telescopes at home, creating with his students an amateur astronomer club they called Stellafane.
Family Life
He was born in Springfield, Vermont.
Associated With
His and other amateur astronomers' observations helped professional astronomers like David Rittenhouse.
