|
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. |
