Badger Mountain Observatory
I built a little observatory up on the Columbia Bluff.
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At Night 127 about done for the night
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Almost a 360 deg pan of the site. Center is looking SSE. Elevation is approximately 4200 ft.Property is a 5 acre rectangle.
MakinRoads
First cut in a driveway
GoodFriend
Making my Pier – Mike Zawlocki Best Neighbor Ever!
Foundations – Two Piers
Dug, Picked and drilled into the basalt. Then poured about 600 Lbs of concrete.
My Hero
Super cement shoveler
Foundations
Plastic to lessen water content down in the rocks
Piers
Both piers, looking SW
Framing
Framing…. what fun.
Rolls easy
The roof wheels run in steel channels mounted on 2×6. The jacks (x4), raise & lower the roof so it seals.
Rolled out
Overview
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Ready to Paint
Painted-done
Paint for protection
Covered
Close to finished
Inside w/80
CGE Mount with 80mm
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CGE Mount with 127mm
TuffShed
8 x 14 foot Warming Shed. Had them build on site. Took most of a day
Boss @ Observ_Snowy
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Looks bright but you can see the Milky Way
Lkg_SSE
Looks bright but you can see the Milky Way