Whispering Skies Observatory: Construction Completed - Drone View of Results
Date: April 15, 2025
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Earlier Posts in the Observatory Series
I have been thinking about building an observatory for a while now. Below are previous posts that have led up to where I am today.
Whispering Skies Observatory: Installing Piers and Scopes! April 2025
Whispering Skies Observatory Update: Siding and Trim! March 2025
Whispering Skies Observatory: Developing a Computer and Networking Strategy! Jan 2025
Naming Your Observatory Jan 2025
Observatory Update: Powering Up the Observatory! Dec 2024
Observatory Update: Roughing In the Electric and Pouring the Slab Floor! Dec 2024
Observatory Update: Building the Structure! Nov 2024
Observatory Update: Laying the Foundation Nov 2024
Observatory Update: Custom Telescope Piers Part 3 - Painted and Complete! Sept 2024
Observatory Project: Breaking Ground! Excavation Complete! Sept 2024
Observatory Project: A Final Update Before We Break Ground! Aug 2024
Observatory Project: Opening The Roof! Aug 2024
Observatory Project: Final Roof Track System Hardware Selection July 2024
Observatory Project: Designing Custom Steel Piers - Part I June 2024
Observatory Project: Galvanic Corrosion and a Change in Track Selection! June 2024
Observatory Update: Designing the Roll-Off-Roof Track System! May 2024
The Move is Complete, Now Pivoting to the Observatory Project! April 2024
An Observatory Project Update: Success! We Just Bought A Property and Will Be Moving! Nov 2023
An Observatory Project Update - One Year In Feb 2023
Goals for my Observatory Project March 2022
A Milestone!
After one long day of work, the Whispering Skis Observatory's construction phase is complete! We ran short of some Brush Gasket, but other than that, the contractor’s work is now complete!
The rest is up to me! A project like this is never really done, and I have a long list of things that I still want to do!
But this is a major milestone!
I’m currently working on several new posts, one of which will document the last effort. But for now, I want to celebrate this milestone with a short video.
I had a rare sunny morning, so I decided to use the drone my son lent me to capture a view of the observatory's current state.
I hope you enjoy it.
What’s Next?
In the short Term:
Continuing to dial in the scopes for use
Installing the Passive Interlock System
Installing the SkyAlert Weather System
Installing a flat panel for the SCA260 platform
In the Mediu Term:
We have contracted with a landscaper to improve drainage and restore the lawn torn up by construction
Having a sign built for the observatory.
In the Longer Term (with warmer weather):
Expoxsying the floor
Painting the Steel
Installing shutters and painting the door
Painting the inside of the observatory
Stay Tuned…
More will be coming on not only the observatory project but also first light for the observatory!
