Re: Where would you build your observatory?

From: Michelle Stone (plettstone_at_plettstone.com)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: 30 Aug 2004 17:46:40 -0700

I've actually overcome most of the obstacles that you mention.

I set up a solar farm (which was eventually connected to the grid) to
power my equipment and new home.

I have a sattelite dish for internet access.

We've developed a well and spring for water... and let me tell you
there isn't much of it here ;)

There is no cell coverage here but we do have standard phone coverage.

I'm located near Yosemite National Park in California. I don't have a
perfect site but I do have excellent weather. Throughout the winter,
I have cloudless skies. My conditions do have frequent seeing
problems and dew in the winter months.

Michelle Stone
Telescopes by Plettstone
http://www.plettstone.com

"Florian" <Florian@remove.stargazing.com> wrote in message news:<wBJYc.22114$Qa4.16731@twister.socal.rr.com>...
> There is still a lot of remote desert in Calif, Nevada, Arizona, Utah.
> But water, electricity, and internet access might be a problem.
> Actually,
> water can be trucked in pretty easily and generators/solar could provide
> all the power a small house needs. Internet and telephone connections
> might be the hardest things to provide. Cell phone covarage would work
> in
> lots of areas but i'm not sure about high-speed full bandwidth internet.
> Perhaps satellite? I'll have to investigate that. I just can't do
> without
> the internet and SAA!
>
> -Florian

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