[AZ-Observing] Re: At Last

  • From: Jeff <jdsykes@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 19:11:53 -0700

How about a metal grain bin observatory like they have at Sunspot
Observatory?

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 10:10 AM, Stan Gorodenski <stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Some of you know I bought land in New Mexico in December 2005. It is
> near Datil on Horse Mountain. I always wondered why it is called Horse
> Mountain. Who would like the observatory they have on a mountain that
> has a horsey feel to it because of the name? I think the reason it is
> called this is because at a certain time of the year the flies are
> terrible, and since flies are around horses the way they are kept in
> rural areas this is probably how the name originated. Just guessing.
>
> This is one of the darkest sites around, at 8,000 ft ele. and as far as
> I could tell, without monitoring things, the seeing is pretty good. One
> can see the VLA from the subdivision. It has been difficult to do any
> construction because of the distance from my home in Dewey, building
> requirements by the state (they require a licensed contractor to do
> electrical and plumbing, contrary to Yavapai county Dewey is in),
> because of the remoteness of the area it is hard to find reputable
> construction workers, and a hardware store and a building materials
> store is 80 miles away in Socorro.
>
> Finally, after all these years my observatory will happen. It will be
> the same size and design as the one in Dewey. Ground breaking should
> occur in a week or two for the observatory. As a result, I am now on the
> look out for a dome. I will probably have to make one myself like I did
> for the observatory in Dewey, but if I do it would be simpler than the
> one I made for the Dewey observatory. If any of you know of someone who
> has a metal (it has to be metal, not fiberglass) dome they are getting
> rid of, 10' to 12' in diameter, I would appreciate knowing about it.
> Stan
>
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