22. Building an Observatory

In this episode Stanley interviews Alan and Aaron Sliski, a father-son team of professional observatory builders.  In a discussion full of anecdotes, Alan and Aaron give useful tips, advice, and discuss the various types of observatories and the reasons for building one, as well as the numerous pitfalls to avoid.  We welcome our new AAA President, Alfredo Viegas.  And MJ and Stanley give us a heads-up about the various upcoming Club observing events.

Links

• Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston
• CKD 17
• ASCOM Alpaca
• Astro Haven
• Ash-Dome
• Backyard Observatories
• Center for Backyard Astrophysics
• NexDome
• SkyShed POD
• Home-Dome
• Pier-Tech
• Gemma Observatory

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