Observatory & Gear

Clark Lake Observatory

Buried deep in the Canadian shield is my little cottage and home observatory. Although sitting beside a lake isn’t always great for seeing conditions, the remoteness of the cottage eliminates most light pollution and I get to enjoy Bortle 2.5 to 3.0 skies.

Not only is there a lack of light pollution, but living in a forest has the added benefit of having very few other lights to deal with. There’s a trade off however, a lot more trees to my south over the cottage.

360 View from the Lake

Main Imaging Rig

Secondary / Widefield Rig

Additional Gear

Skyshed Pod Observatory

I purchased a home observatory from Wayne at Skyshed Pod in the spring of 2019. By July, I had it delivered to the lake and had it assembled on my new deck.

The PC that powered the equipment had an unfortunate run in with frost in January, and I lost my power supply. After an few small upgrades and some creative wiring, HDMI & USB cables now run into the house to avoid problems in the future.

Software

Sky Conditions