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@skyatnightmag asked: what are you most looking forward to seeing from the New Horizons Pluto flyby?

@sjb_astro As all Solar System missions have resulted in unpredictable discoveries I expect nothing but revelations!

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@ScottPhillips11 Something we didn’t expect.

Having seen the letter from Stephen Charnock on constructing an observatory in your January 2015 issue (Interactive, page 24), I was inspired to give the project a go. The end result took exactly four months from digging the foundations to completion, and I incorporated several adaptations as I went along. The best of these is the provision of two ‘pods’, one for storage and one to house a desk for my laptop. I’m now looking forwards to some dark nights.

The benefits of being enclosed and having everything to hand, while being able to set up or

finish in a couple of minutes, cannot be overstated. The project is well within the capabilities of an average DIYer and the only thing I found daunting was fibre-glassing the dome, but even this wasn’t too difficult with careful research and planning, and a knowledgeable helper. David Murton, Ipswich

Congratulations David, a wonderful example of workmanship. Here’s to many happy hours under your new dome! – Ed