Installing a PlaneWave CDK500 in Napa Valley!

[@NeilCorke]

Really enjoy your videos Matt, and seeing the new Planewaves being installed. Keeps the dream alive!

[@MattDieterich]

Thanks Neil glad you watched! This was an enjoyable install trip!

[@Westlake]

Wow, what a nice setup in a beautiful part of Cali. Making wine during the day and collecting memories (and photons) at night. Thanks for sharing the video Matt! 👌🏻👌🏻

[@ericajliston1057]

Wait - my wine habit paid for that guy's telescope??

[@MattDieterich]

Haha well worth it!

[@InYourLocation]

What a spot 🔭

[@MattDieterich]

Was a beautiful observatory to work at!

[@jasondoylesr]

Another cool video... love the vibe. Thanks for sharing :)

[@MattDieterich]

Thanks for watching Jason!

[@miroslavk.5049]

Nice clean professional setup Matt! Great work. Napa itself is a gorgeous place if you appreciate top-quality red wines and I can't imagine combining that with an observatory with this state-of-art setup. I bet you had a great time there. Dream job in close to paradise location!

[@MattDieterich]

Thanks Miroslav this was a beautiful location for an observatory!

[@miroslavk.5049]

@@MattDieterich I bet it is, I spent a week in Napa running over many wineries and I found Napa Valley just magic. Having observatory there is almost close to kind of nirvana.

[@ronlundgren4391]

Love watching you guys put these beauties together. Someday maybe I’ll win the lottery and have you come put one together for me.😁🔭🍻

[@MattDieterich]

Haha totally agree Ron and glad you checked the video out.

[@timothyhutchison3206]

Nice buddy! Great job on the video.

[@MattDieterich]

Thanks Tim! Glad you watched!

[@digit975]

$100k telescope for a hobby is nuts. That’s so damn cool. What’s the rate of scientific systems vs hobbyist systems you guys install? I figured with these high end systems you guys only dealt with researchers. I’m mind blown 🤯

[@MattDieterich]

I'd say on average somewhere between 50-60% of the users are private clients. Pretty fun working with them during the setup and training!

[@Makrem]

Very nice, love it

[@MattDieterich]

Thanks!

[@ian408]

Always love seeing these videos! Too bad you were here that one time it rained :)

[@MattDieterich]

Was still so cool seeing Napa Valley for the first time! Felt like the PNW with the cloudy and rainy weather =)

[@ian408]

@@MattDieterich I love the head of the valley. More toward Healdsburg and Hwy 128 which takes you over to the coast and Mendocino/Ft Bragg. Takes you along the Navarro River. It's the "fast" way but equally as beautiful with spots to stop and pickup some wine. Hwy 1 works too but in the summer time, too many tourists make for slow driving.

[@MattDieterich]

@@ian408 definitely want to checkout Highway 1 sometime and the redwoods. Will make for a fun trip to checkout some of those classic Cali gems ha!

[@DavesAstrophotography]

Oh, for a lottery win, build something like this! 😆

[@MattDieterich]

Haha absolutely worth the lottery tickets!

[@astrophotonics9470]

Money well spent. Nice Vid as always.

[@MattDieterich]

Thanks for watching!