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Observatory Log (site work) Saturday 29 OCT 22 Conditions Report-Cloudy light rain Arrived at 1700 UDT and tried to retrack the Bobcat T870. Apparently it is a two or three man job. The road to the top is largely built but, will require some tweaking. All the trees on the top have been excavated byContinue reading “Saturday 29 OCT 22”

No Conditions Report Location-Law Offices Today I closed on 10-acres in a Bortle-3 location in northwest Alabama. On the property there is a 763-foot MSL peak which is approximately 300 feet above the mean local elevation which should allow for minimal tree cutting around the new observatory. As it is in most of life, thisContinue reading “Thursday, 9 JUN 22”

Conditions Report-hot-muggy Arrived at 1700 UDT and began grading the entrance area. Finished rough grading STA-0 to STA-0+50. Scouted potential road paths to the peak. Left before supper. No observations to report. is a sample blog post. You can edit it from My Site > Posts. We have a guide here: https://wordpress.com/support/posts/

Conditions Report-hot, Hot, HOT-muggy Observation Conditions Report Wind- SE 5 Visibility- 10.00 miles   Sky Conditions-CLR      Ambient Air Temp-83 Dew Point-76 Relative Humidity- 79% Heat Index-91 Sea Level Pressure- 1011.8 Seeing-Poor                 Arrived at 1730 UDT and began grading the entrance area. Touched up road profile rough grading STA-0 to STA-0+50. Sawed trees along an old 4-wheelerContinue reading “Sunday 12 JUN 22”

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