As I get started on wiring for the observatory, I’m having to install a bunch of DC power supplies, mostly at 12V, and I will use separate supplies for most of the attached devices. Partly this is to isolate the supplies to prevent noise (some devices are known to create spikes on the supply, and…

The SkyShed POD arrived just as we were moving house. This is not exactly how we planned this to go, but it will all work out. The plans to install a SkyShed in our back yard in Beaverton were in progress, with the intention to have it sitting on a new patio near the back…

My new observatory location, in the meadow on the grounds of our new home in Hillsboro, Oregon, as seen from a drone. Difficult to see from this view, but McKay creek winds all the way around three sides of the meadow and wooded area (hence the name I chose for the observatory)….