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Anakie Observatory: Turning an Empty Dome Into a Stargazing Beast

We rolled into Anakie with one mission: bring an empty dome to life.

In one chaotic day, we installed the telescope, tested it, made sure the dome’s roof actually opens (crucial), and even dug a hole to relocate the cloud sensor like true astro gremlins.

Now this beast is ready to stare deep into space and silently judge humanity. 🔭🕳️🌌

#Telescope #Observatory #Astrophotography #Anakie #DomeInstallation #AstronomyLife #Stargazing #Australia #SpaceTech #Engineering #Scopedome #ScienceVlog #StarPartyPrep #NightSky #Cosmos #CloudSensor #DIYObservatory #AstronomyNerds #MountInstallation #SpaceIsCool

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"I think it’s quite feasible that many people probably would not have known they were in a flood-prone area."

New from Lise Olsen: A federally funded project at Rice University is trying to improve flood hazard detection and resilience in #Texas. We spoke with assistant professor of civil and environmental #engineering Avantika Gori. texasobserver.org/hill-country

We Installed a GIANT Space Dome on a Mountain!

We drove from Melbourne to Toowoomba… via Coonabarabran (because apparently we can’t help turning a dome install into a full-blown road trip).

Stopped in Coonabarabran for a site visit on a future project — then headed to Mt Kent Observatory to install a brand new 4m Scopedome.

There were telescopes, late nights, too many servo pies, and one absolutely massive dome. Just another casual week in astro-land. 🔭🛻🌌

#Astronomy #Observatory #Scopedome #Telescope #Astrophotography #RoadTrip #Australia #MtKent #SpaceTech #NightSky #ScienceVlog #TravelVlog #Coonabarabran #StarStuff #SpaceNerds #Stargazing #Engineering #Cosmos #AstronomicalEquipment #BehindTheScenes

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@johnzajac @ohmu @RickiTarr @skribe This fallacious argument is trickle-down economics: if I buy a car to get to a charity auction or nonprofit board meeting can I also say that made sense as well? That is a dubious justification prima facie when some #technology already existed (e.g. Tang) and nonetheless can be developed w/ "#space #engineering" principles in mind, no rocket required.

What you are actually saying is funding *any* #innovation produces spin-offs. Of course! e.g. DARPA instead