After a nearly five-year run, I closed the roof of the observatory for the last time last night.
Spring has sprung in the Bay Area, and it’s been clear for the past few nights. One expects this to continue for several months, if past years are any indication.
But, I’m moving my family north, and that means that the shed is getting emptied.
I’ve really enjoyed the time I’ve spent, learning the sky from my backyard. I hope that I’ll have another avenue to the stars available sometime in the near future. I know I’ve done more astronomy in the past few years because it’s been so easy to just hop outside on a clear night.
Over the next couple of days, I’ll be tearing down the mount and pulling out the pier. Once that’s done, I’ll immobilize the roof and patch the hole in the floor, and the Sky Shed will revert to a Garden Shed.
Good night, Ad Astra Observatory at Newark, CA. We spent some good hours together.
How far North? PNW, per chance?
Indeed, we’re in Washington again!
Who knew my blog had so many fans? 🙂
Once the observatory is back up and running (and there’s a break in the weather), I’ll have a star party for the waterlogged.