Like everyone else I am sure, can't wait to see the finished product...will surely be one of the single most impressive amateur observatories on the planet
There's a crane Richard
That's a big call Mike, and I think we all know that ladder scares you
Some bolts needed some assistance with a hammer and drift, Marc.
Like everyone else I am sure, can't wait to see the finished product...will surely be one of the single most impressive amateur observatories on the planet
Mike
...did I mention that ladder scares me..?
Don't worry Mike that is only temporary until he puts the lift in
Hi everyone, after a 6 hr drive down to 40Km/hr in places, a puncture with a bolt 10 km in and a crane lift, after coming to the conclusion i was not putting it up there with the telehandler... it's up... All went pretty smoothly to be honest, no scares thankfully. I've put the scope in, polar aligned, collimated, eliminated any chip tilt, next is some cable management and a Tpoint model then get the automation process underway etc.
The time lapse of using the crane was pretty cool...hey, I'm still scared but looking at you guys scampering up and down in fast motion made it look pretty benign...
Congratulations on an amazing project, you have certainly set the mark for the top position of amateur observatory construction
It's funny, I like many others, have been looking at and enjoying this project progress and have imagined it completed...but man, the final product is even more incredible than imagined...speechless is a well used term but in this instance is pretty fitting. To conceive, design, construct and bring to completion such an inspired concept, is truly incredible...nicely done Josh, you are now the king of observatories aaand by a country mile!
Well... that's not gonna go anywhere. 
.......
but looking at you guys scampering up and down in fast motion made it look pretty benign... 
...I can't stop looking at these photos and time lapses...
