My Observatory Quest
After setting up in the driveway for each night of Astrophotography, I am now out to buy land and build my first (and likely last) Observatory. Follow my efforts in this endeavor here!
Observatory Update: Custom Telescope Piers Part 3 - Painted and Complete!
The Piers have come back from the painters and are now complete. This short blog post will review the final results!
Observatory Project: A Final Update Before We Break Ground!
This is my last status report before construction commences on the observatory!
We have made progress on the final stamped plans, the building permit, and hardware acquisition, and I wanted to report on that!
Observatory Project: Designing Custom Steel Piers - Part 2 - Cutting Parts With a 4000-watt CO2 Laser!
This is the second part of a series of posts covering the design of some custom steel piers for my observatory. This first post covers the concept and design behind the piers I am building. This post covers the cutting of the parts from plate steel using a 4000 watt CO2 laser!
Observatory Project: Designing Custom Steel Piers - Part I
This is the the first part of a series of posts covering the design of some custom steel piers for my observatory. This first post covers the concept and design behind the peirs I am building.