Tuesday, April 17, 2012

A Dream Come True!

I'm finally getting to realize a lifelong dream.  I am building my own dedicated observatory!  The observatory will be called The Walnut Ridge Observatory.  Situated a few miles away under dark skies in the county, it will enable me to really get the most out of the 14 inch.  The video shows the view looking south from the site.  I will update the blog with pix and progress reports.
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