Remember last year was the International Year of Astronomy? Yeah, I didn’t think so… But, looking west of our home, not maybe 2000 feet away it appears that there is construction starting up on a building that will have on it’s top an observatory dome which will ultimately house one or more telescopes in which to view the heavens. We thought it was neat to be able to visit the Stargeezer Observatory 1 that’s located down the street about two miles away, and in the next town Observatory 2 can also be checked out on any given clear night. It seemed odd that we were being surrounded by observatories; So it was no surprise to see this picture:
Mr. John Bunyan and his home-built observatory, about 1934
John’s telescope
Then there’s the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society and if you look at their newsletters and such, you get the feeling that these guys are everywhere!