We made lots of progress on getting the clamshell dome up yesterday. Finally got power run the last 1/4 mile a couple of weeks ago, but it is still not hooked up. There is a 16" LX200 sitting in a box waiting for a finished home.
Charlie
Charlie
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Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory