Whispering Skies Observatory Update for October 2025
Date: Oct 9, 2025
The Sign mounted….
Table of Contents Show (Click on lines to navigate)
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: Making the Sign! Oct 2025
Whispering Skies Observatory: Drainage and Lawn Restoration July 2025
Whispering Skies Observatory: Construction Completed! June 2025
Whispering Skies Observatory: Construction Completed - Drone View of Results! April 2025
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
It’s Been A While Since My Last Observatory Update
Why? Well, now that I have an observatory, I have been focusing on using it!
And I really love using it!
Along the way, I have continued to work on things, so I decided to create a video updating the progress made both inside and outside the observatory.
Special Thanks!
I want to extend special thanks and credit to Wayne Prentice for providing the drone video footage and some of the video of the roof opening and closing sequences in this video! Wayne lives down the street from me, and I asked him if he could stop by so we could try some shots using both his drone and his Insta360 camera. We spent a couple of hours one day experimenting with ways to capture some of these shots. Thanks, Wayne - I really appreciate it!
Projects Covered In This Video
Over the past few months, I have made progress on several fronts, and that’s what I wanted to share here. But before doing that, I also wanted to share some of the images I have produced from the observatory since it became operational.
So, I start with a review of recent images and then jump into a brief overview of what has been done recently:
Exterior
Status of the Lawn Restoration
Adding shutters to the windows
Painting
of the door, and trim on the building
of the metal framework for the outriggers
Interior
Sealing and Densifying the concrete floor
Red LED Lighting
White interior lights
Plans for a Gallery Wall
Plans for the countertop and cabinets for the north wall.
Stay Tuned…
Once I complete the cabinets and countertops on the north wall, I will share a post on that as well.
