I have been spending some time this week working on updating several sections of the website including the observatory and images page sections. I have made several changes in the subpages below to improve the layout of the website a bit.
The interior work at observatory is finally finished. Check back soon to this area for new photos, videos, etc. I expect to have new content posted here sometime the week of Aug 8th 2011.
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A glimpse of observatory construction from time of pier construction to warm room interior work being completed. Many details worked out in between these pics and after they were taken. Interior, painting, and landscape work will be completed when weather breaks in early 2011. Once this work is complete I will post a full video walk through of …
The heated control room was built in August 2010, after completion of dome construction. This control room was planned allowing a warm area from which to operate the telescopes during the very cold New England winters. The best time of year for astrophotography here in New England is during the Fall and Winter months when the …
The observatory dome is the 8 ft diameter Explora Dome. The dome is mounted to a 10ft diameter building with 2 by 4 construction, finished with white steel sheeting exterior. The walls are reinforced with heavy steel banding straps for structural rigidity. I have walked on the wooden ring, the ring and walls are quite strong. The flooring is 3/4 …
The equipment you see on this page reflects years of investing into gear for astronomy. My first major purchase was the 12″ Meade LX-200 GPS back in 2002. I spent the next 8 years investing in equipment with a final goal of building the observatory. …
