I thought I would share some happy snaps of the relocation of my observatory to Harts Road. The first shot shows the completed observatory which is located up the driveway, upper left. I have a wifi link to the house. So apart from unbolting the high wind restraints for the dome I can run it from the house. So far that is working well. The second is a mockup of the pier. I know people love to overengineer their piers. My experience is standard reo and concrete works fine. I have added to the solar panels, and I had to extend the windbreak. The rest a, a picture is worth a thousand words. cheers Peter
Faaaabulous looking location Peter your house (bit bigger than ours at Eagleview ) is in the early days of construction on Google maps When the wind isn't an issue, that looks like a fine location for a star party We are veritable neighbours and both very lucky buggers..huh?
Faaaabulous looking location Peter your house (bit bigger than ours at Eagleview ) is in the early days of construction on Google maps When the wind isn't an issue, that looks like a fine location for a star party We are veritable neighbours and both very lucky buggers..huh?
Mike
Yes we are "lucky", though I think its actually down to hard work and planning. I thought your post and the work you have done was quite inspirational. Yes the pic on google maps is old. Looking back through the photos, I ralised I dug the hole for the pier in April 2018, before we had even started on the house! As for star parties bring them on.
As others have said, such a lovely location I like the solar panels to!
Thanks. Being off grid has some advantages, so far no blackouts, if we have any though we own them. meanwhile the grid has failed about 4 or 5 times in this area over the past year or two.