re: #72 retired cynic
Is that coming your way??
A number of friends of mine have evacuated, both near Antelope Valley and up in Portland, along with their animals. So far, no one has actually lost their home, although one friend had a tongue of the fire burn between her house and her barn. Too close!
No, Itβs mostly moving North; to the right of my photo. The Towercam photo looks scary, but we have a very large cistern next to the 100β dome and fire crews on site. The closest building to the flames in that shot appears to be our machine shop. The 60β and 100β domes have an asphalt apron around them, and problematic trees were removed a year or two ago. Our director has made sure the crews understand the historical significance of the observatory; it has first priority on the mountain.