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Well used the observatory for the first time tonight. Couple of things discovered.
For one, I jagged the height of the pier, when the scope is aimed at or near the zenith it is the perfect height when sitting in one of my outdoor chairs. So I can sit down and view the heavens. First time for that. Nice on a Autumn evening to sit there and view away.
Second, that I am going to need a work bench for things such as laptops and boxes.
Third, the alignment needs a little refinement. It tracks perfectly for 5 minutes on drift alignment, then starts to move. Good for limited photography but it needs to be near ten minutes to work well.
Forth, I am going to need a power supply to the pier itself so that I can hook up a dew heater and run the scope. I currently have power coming from under the deck which is powered from the laundry.
And finally the steps need to be made soon.
Other than that if the clouds would just go away for a week or two, so that I can catch up on all the photography and viewing that I have missed out on for the last 4 weeks. That would be good, tonight was clouded out, so I guess that is part of the curse.
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