Tag Astronomy

Welcome to Josh Walawender's blog. This mostly contains posts related to amateur astronomy such as observing reports. You can check out some of my photography over at www.twilightlandscapes.com

Observing in Australia

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to do some observing in the southern hemisphere. I've been there a few times (though not in...

January Last Quarter

It's been a while since I last posted anything here. That's primarily due to a big event for me which happened in November: my wife and...

Backyard Observatory - Construction Begins

We're finally to the point where I can start the build. I'd ordered lumber and other supplies from the local building supply company....

Backyard Observatory - Deciding on the Basic Layout

As I got closer to breaking ground on this observatory a few choices about design had to be made. Background Research In the last few...

Backyard Observatory - Use Cases

I haven't written about the observatory plans in a while. Several things have come up which delayed a start on construction, but I'm...


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