The solar generator has made its maiden voyage and performed spectacularly! Could it be better? Perhaps, if it had a 5G modem…
Continue reading Off-Grid Internet: Build a 4G/5G modem with an Android phone and a Raspberry Pi
I’m going to need a sustainable power source for my off-grid observatory, so I built my first solar generator from scratch. Here’s how.
Continue reading Off-Grid Power: Build a Solar Generator from Scratch
To make this observatory project to become a reality, I’ve got a lot of planning to do! Part of that is figuring out what it takes to set up at the remote site and how to make that as easy as possible, and I’ve already made several trips out. Here are some of the first night sky images I’ve captured on those trips, as well as a few little projects that will make visiting easier.
Continue reading Building an Observatory, Episode II: First Light From the Land
A couple of months ago, I started looking around for land to serve as a remote observatory site. I’m excited to say that today, we’ve closed on a piece of land where we’ll build Face of the Deep Observatory! Here’s how it all went down.
Continue reading Building an Observatory, Episode I: Land Secured!
One of my dreams since I was a kid was to have my own observatory. Now with a family of my own, including two rambunctious boys who love to explore and build things, I’ve decided to pursue that dream and document it as we go along. This new blog series is all about the trials and triumphs of the entire process, unfiltered and unabridged.
