Moved the 68″ tall pier to the observatory deck this afternoon.  Progress!

I didn’t get the pier into place until after dark so no pictures.  It was a chore moving the thing since it’s quite heavy and I didn’t have any help but with the tractor I was able to drag it around and lower it onto the bolts after an hour….

The site has been cleared, I think I dug out 70+ stumps with the backhoe, 700 feet of electric cable buried, and almost 4,000 lbs of concrete dry mix poured for footers and the telescope pier.  The deck is starting to go up and hopefully the 8″ Exploradome will be in place before the new year.  After two years it’s hard to believe that I’m starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel!