| Hidden Lake Observatory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warm Room on Next Page scroll down to see telescopes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At an elevation of 1500 feet, the observatory enjoys sweeping southwestern views over a secluded lake. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The roof rolls back over the heated warm room to expose two piers. One mounts both a TEC 140 mm refractor, and a 90 mm Takahashi Sky90 refractor, and the other carries a 12" Meade L200R modified RC scope and a 70 mm Televue Ranger refractor. I like to image using the scopes on one pier while I observe with the scopes on the second pier. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Day after day alone on the hill, The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still, But nobody wants to know him, They can see that he's just a fool, And he never gives an answer, But the fool on the hill Sees the sun going down, And the eyes in his head, See the world spinning around. |
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| The tool chest between the scopes serves both as a desk and as convenient storage for myriad accessories. The floor is interlocking 2'x2' foam pads purchased at Sam's club, designed for playrooms; this protects eyepieces and cameras from breakage when dropped, and is easy on the knees when viewing at a steep overhead object. A drop-down wall (left) allows me to image down to 10 degrees. A gutter on the moving roof edge (right) keeps dew and snow-melt from dripping into the observatory. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Music: Fool on the Hill, the Beatles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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