Construction has finally begun on Wa-chur-ed Obervatory 2.  It was difficult to select a location in my backyard that would satisfy a myriad of requirements, including approval from the HOA and (more importantly) my wife.  It is just south of the west corner of the house, 25 feet away. The old observatory was a “roll-off roof” (ROR) type, but this will be an actual dome, similar to this: The base is 2.2 meters in diameter, and if you scale the image of the door from that you’ll see that “watch your head” is even more appropriate for this structure.  Fortunately, […]