· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Observatories Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) rockethead26 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/21/09 Loc: Indiana, USA Re: Distant Skies Observatory at Granite Gap, NM [Re: helmswatch]       #5618983 - 01/12/13 12:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ted, Is your observatory finished yet? I just spent an hour on the phone with Gene, the developer. After our discussion, my wife and I signed on for two 6-month RV leases, giving us a year round RV site and two 1/4 acre observatory sites. Since there are a couple of us that bought year-round access, Gene is thinking of eventually moving all the year-rounders to separate area and opening up the possibility of allowing permanent living structures. That would be nice, but our decision wasn't based on that. The educational emphasis of this development is one of the reasons we signed on. They have programs in development with several universities across the country to take advantage of the local riches in astronomy, geology and archeology. We're pretty excited about this. We may not get out there until we return to Flagstaff in mid-2014, but we know it's waiting for us. It's a nice 7 hour drive from Flagstaff, so until retirement, it will be great for 1-2 week get-a ways. Edited by rockethead26 (01/12/13 02:35 PM) Post Extras:       jmasin Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/22/08 Loc: Murphy, TX (DFW) Re: Distant Skies Observatory at Granite Gap, NM [Re: rockethead26]       #5629958 - 01/18/13 01:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome and congrats. Jim, welcome! I bought in early last year, and like you probably won't build anything for a while... like dark skies in my pocket for when I'm ready! My sand is in G8... Post Extras:       rockethead26 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/21/09 Loc: Indiana, USA Re: Distant Skies Observatory at Granite Gap, NM [Re: jmasin]       #5630018 - 01/18/13 02:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Jon! We shouldn't de-rail Ted's thread, but our observatories will be neighbors. I'm on H8 and H9. Back to Ted's observatory... Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  csa/montana, Chris Erickson  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 4177 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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