1998 | |
26 Sep | Rained out star party. Phone call made to Sam Falvo. |
14 Oct | Motion approved at meeting to proceed to erect an observatory. |
1999 | |
31 Mar | Visited Morrisville Observatory for enlightenment. |
3 Apr | Unloaded solid concrete staves. |
8 Apr | Ground breaking. |
10 Apr | Underground electrical & telephone wires buried. |
24 Apr | Hole 5-feet deep dug for plinth. |
May | Cleaned the dome's panels. |
19 Jun | Concrete poured for the plinth and pads. |
3 Aug | Concrete poured for the observatory floor. |
18 Sep | Mounted steel door frame and assembled the 3 tiered stave walls. |
2 Oct | Leveled the wall assembly, courtesy of Mr. Ed Smith. |
17 Oct | Installed the dome. |
31 Oct | Installed the shutter door. |
2000 | |
7 Jul | Applied Thoroseal waterproofing to the outside of the concrete staves. |
13 Jul | Installed the front door. |
13 Oct | Patched the holes in the dome. |
2001 | |
28 Jul | Built the raised interior floor. |
13 Aug | Ordered a Meade 16-inch LX200 Telescope. |
15 Dec | Installed the shutter drive motor. |
2002 | |
20 Jun | Installed a winch for the drop-out shutter door. |
11 Sep | Move the telescope into the observatory through the slit. |
26 Nov | Installed the steel pier and assembled the telescope. |
9 Dec | Polar aligned the mount. Saturn was our "first light." |
17 Dec | Star drift alignment performed. |
2003 | |
4 Jan | First MVAS Star Party at the observatory. |
7 Jun | MVAS Apollo Observatory Dedication. |
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