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!
Naming Your Observatory
i finally have a name for my Observatory! Coming up with it was much more complicated than I thought it would be. This post explores when into that effort!
Observatory Update: Powering Up the Observatory!
It may be Winter and snowing, but that did not stop the electrical installation for my Observatory Project!
This post covers electrical planning, running power from the house to the observatory, and then the finished installation of electrical service in the building.
Observatory Update: Roughing In the Electric and Pouring the Slab Floor!
This post discusses pouring the concrete slab we will use as the floor.
Before it can be poured, we have to know what we want for electrical service so we can plan under-slab conduits.
Then, the other prep for the pour is done, and finally, the concrete flows!
Observatory Update: Building the Structure!
To supplement the two videos I have posted on this phase of construction, this blog post will cover the same information with some greater depth and additional background information.
Observatory Update: Laying the Foundation!
Construction on the Observatory project have begun in earnest and the first phase is laying the foundation.
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: Breaking Ground! Excavation Complete!
We have finally broken ground on the observatory project, and the excavation work is now complete!
This post is a companion article to the video I posted on my YouTube channel. Two days of work have been compressed into a few short minutes so you can see how the work progressed!
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!