The AstroHut: my roll-off-roof observatory with sheep (Michael W. Dean)

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The AstroHut: my roll-off-roof observatory with sheep

Phone pix of concrete astro bunker at undisclosed location (our backyard by the sheep paddock.)
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It's nice to finally be able to not have to set up gear every night.

I call it the AstroHut.

Is between Bortle 2 and Bortle 2.5

Is often cloudy, but when it's not, the sky is SO nice.

Those trees block the view for about 90 degrees of the circle, and I could cut them down but I never would. A lot of critters live there.

It's pumped concrete walls on 9 inches poured concrete with rebar throughout. Sides and base will be here long after I'm gone. I'm told could last 100 years. Will probably be a chicken coop one day for someone else.

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