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Site Before Construction668 viewsA panoramic view of the construction site on the day before construction began.Dec 29, 2008
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Groundbreaking!635 viewsThe ground is broken on the new observatory and pump equipment building.Dec 29, 2008
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Graded and Marked749 viewsThe site has been graded to its two levels and the lines for the footings are marked.Dec 29, 2008
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Digging the Footings806 viewsA backhoe makes quick work of digging the footings.Dec 29, 2008
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Rough Trenching Complete1360 viewsA day's work is done. The site is graded and the footings are dug. The large hole in the middle foreground is for the pier base, to be 16" deep and 7' by 4'Dec 29, 2008
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Moon, Venus, and Jupiter over Palomar475 viewsThe Moon, Venus, and Jupiter ride in the sky above Mount Palomar. This is a day before the conjunction which I missed due to clouds in Los Angeles.Dec 07, 2008
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M33 -- Triangulum Galaxy V02391 viewsM33 -- The Triangulum Galaxy or Pinwheel Galaxy, a spiral galaxy in Triangulum. LRGB image captured on two nights, reduced in Maxim DL 5, aligned and combined in CCDStack, RGB combined in CCDStack, processed and LRGB combined in PixInsight, final color correction in Photoshop CS2. This is a revised processing of the data.Nov 25, 2008
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Site to East447 viewsNov 11, 2008
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View Southeast412 viewsNov 11, 2008
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Observatory Site to the Northwest447 viewsThe fence is the north/south line. Note two 5,000 gallon water tanks for fire protection.Nov 11, 2008
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Observatory Site to the South553 viewsThe approximate location of the 200" Palomar dome is markedNov 11, 2008
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Observatory Site588 viewsProposed site for the observatory, looking to the eastNov 09, 2008
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