Hi Ed - Congratulations on your project, an observatory makes it *much* easier to observe on a whim, especially here in Maine! ... One thing I learned the hard...
Dear Members - I have agreed to host interested students from the Greely (Cumberland- No. Yarmouth) 8th grade at my observatory as part of their astronomy ...
Hi Paul,  I could and would love to help out on the 4th or 5th and on the 12th. I have a commitment on the 11th.  Keep me posted on the status. See you...
Thank you to all who responded to my plea for help! Here is an update: Tomorrow is looking bleak, so we are planning on (hoping for) Thursday night. I got a...
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Hello I am working on drawing and have come to a pier. According to the local authorities the frost line is set at 42". I have planed to rent a 4' auger, the...
Hi Ed, Go deeper! My experience with a tractor-mounted auger was that unless you had sandy soil you may have trouble even getting down to below frost. You...
Ed, Rob's right. Go deeper and make a footing; otherwise your pier is going to float around. Also, some cold years have the frost line at 60". If you want a...
I third the opinion. When building my new observatory, I dug as deep as the excavator would go - between 7 and 8 feet. For the piers, I taped a pre-fab spread...
Hi Paul, George & Rob Thanks for the comments and advice I have a few questions, first how deep did you put the Sono tubes in for the building? I am installing...
Hi Ed - Well I agree completely on doing it yourself, that is what I did and what Rob did. I don't think the size of the building matters, if the sonotubes are...
A reminder that I am hosting a pile of kids from the Cumberland 8th grade tonight at my observatory starting at 7PM. Anyone that is willing to help is welcome!...
Well I just got back from picking up my building and I had stopped by the town hall to pick up a permit and discussed the project and he came up with a very...
Paul, I'd love to help but I'll be out of town. Rob ... From: Paul Howell To: southern_maine_astronomers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 1:38...
Ed, Pauls' suggestion is a good one on insulating the ground, particularly if, as you said, there's no way to get a backhoe into your location. I even...
HI Rob Thank you for the comments from yourself, Paul, George and others, I has been very helpful! The size of the platform will be 10’ by 14’-16’. I...
Hi Ed, I've been following your progress in this thread, allot of good suggestions. Here are my thoughts: I would stick with the 2" rigid foam insulation,...
HI Tim I was also thinking that it was better to try and keep the natural ground temp from getting cooled by the air. I have a 10,000 gallon water tank on my ...
Hi folks, Bangor Savings is polling the community for organizations it should support. They will award small grants to the winners. Go to the attached...
Ed, You really need the entire footprint of the building plus the 2' outside perimeter insulated. Since it's an unheated structure, any non-insulated areas...
Tim As far as the soil goes that is another issue. The site is at the end of a new driveway raised about 3’ above it. It has 6-12’ of fill from the ...
Hi Rob and SMA, Since each ballot is allowed 3 votes, I voted for ASNNE in the York County section and SMA in the Greater Portland section...both "Write-Ins"...
The weather is projected to be overcast for tonight, so I have cancelled the scheduled star party for the Greely 8th graders at my observatory. Unfortunately,...
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