The bolts for the pillar have finally arrived and have been set in place in the shuttering. I’ve also run in some external grade power cable and some cable ducting to hopefully minimise running wires.
Once I’ve got the concrete delivery arranged and then laid that’ll be the base finished.
Until the next post, Clear Skies…
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At last I’m starting to make some progress with my Home Observatory. I’ve got the foundations dug out, built the shuttering for the base and the block (that the pillar will connect to), and I’ve laid some hardcore; all with the help of my next door neighbour.
Here is a picture of the base with the [...]
As most astronomers find out sooner or later, time spent setting up your telescope is wasted observing time. The frustrations of clouds rolling in just as you finish setting up, or missing the object you planned to observe, amongst other issues, lead many astronomers to want their own observatory. Well, I’m no different. As a [...]
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