Month: July 2022

Another rainy day means a chance to update the “as-built” model for the micro-observatory and plan out the next steps, which is to add the runoff assembly and deck inside…

Not a huge amount done today due to other activities (amazing how getting up at 4:30am to deliver a kid to the bus depot for Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League finals…

Thanks to my son Liam (who is a machinist and works with tools I’m frankly frightened of!) for helping cut down the pier for the new Micro-observatory, my pier is…

Since it’s a rainy day today and I’m not working on the micro-observatory (MO) outside I figured this was a good time to work on the control systems for the…

Working on determining the final dimensions of the building. The picture below is the scope in the parked position, where the roof would need to clear. Clearly, the tripod would…

Despite temperatures over 30C and high humidexes driving temps towards 40C I managed (with many breaks to cool down!) to get a yard of topsoil and half a pallet (30…

Soil and sod are ordered for my next day off so the landscaping will get done that day. Next, I need to build the frame of the observatory and mount…