This past weekend, I travelled to Topeka and the surrounding area in the company of Bill Wilburn, Travis Swaim, and Brad Ferguson. We met with Gary Hug of the...
Sorry I forgot about this one...I didn't complete my work schedule right. Tried to make room for the evenings with the students and I am still working on...
Tonight and Tomorrow Night at the CRO... Been a long time since anyone posted here, but that doesn't mean that we have forgotten the ranch. Since our last...
Has any area of the new Observing Site been set aside for development of personal Observatories? I would be interested in putting a small 10' dome to house a...
Good to hear from you again Kevin! The short answer is yes, we are setting aside part of the property for private observatories. The lots will not be sold,...
... Yes, it has been reserved, others are requesting domes or roll offs as well. ... First the Administrative steps need to be finished up, that includes a ...
Does anyone have any pictures from the day of fencing or the first couple of star parties we hosted out at the ranch? I also wanted to add in this space since...
I have only a few from fencing but didn't Jack have a report (maybe with pictures) of the day? Just checking...I'll bet Dan has a few. Christian ... From: Jeff...
Dan took no pics that day. ________________________________ From: CheddarRanchObservatory@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CheddarRanchObservatory@yahoogroups.com] On...
I just posted an album (Ken H.) with a few pics from June 23rd...really was a beautiful night (except for the dew)... About all they really show is the power...
Dan, do you have an updated layout of phase 1, and the sighting that was done for the pads/personal observatories? I think it would be great if we could update...
I see that we have a number of new members to this discussion group now. I would like to say hello to everyone, and post a short update on what is going on at...
This Friday night I will be introducing a proposed set of use policies for the CRO. They will not go into effect until everyone has had a chance to look them...
Hello group, I am the VP of another astronomy club in S. Florida and am up here attending FAA training. I was looking for a group to join for the 2 months I am...
Sorry about that Don. I didn't see your pending note until Monday. My answer to your inquiry about attending would have been "Certainly. Visiting astronomers...
First of all Happy Moon Landing Anniversary to everyone! Quite a bit has been happening in terms of CRO Development that has not been posted here yet. Most of...
Okay folks, it's finally starting to happen. This past week we were informed by the windmill company that we have nothing to be concerned about as far them...
Over the past two weekends, our dedicated group of weekend warriors have done a great job in creating the foundation of the building. The footings have been...
Yesterday a crew of 15 volunteers came out and took care of the main cement pour. The main building, the southern roll off roof observatory, and 3 - 9' x 9'...
The building now has the steel frame erected and awaits the addition of the wall and roof panels as well as the insulation. This should all go up next Saturday...
I'll be there with BBQ bells on! Christian ... From: Jeff Tibb <JeffTibb@...> To: CheddarRanchObservatory@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 10,...
All four walls are now erect and insulated. Two of the three doors have been installed and there is a crew putting on the roof today. Hopefully that can be...
Moving and grooving... The outer shell has been finshed for a couple of weeks now and we are moving on the inside. Today the inside walls were all framed, and...
Work continues almost every weekend now on the interior as we work towards being ready for our May 31st opening date. A small crew of five come out this...
Continual steady progress -- This Saturday morning we installed the septic system. Tank and lateral lines were installed. The indoor wiring is just about...
At 3:26pm of May 31st, we had a successful test of our first toilet. Boyd tells me that both men's and women's rooms are now operational, with only the unrinal...
We are ready to go on the 26th. The roll off roof observatory is now operational and the 12" Cassagrain scope from OU is now in stalled. We have some old...