I know this is probably obvious, but is the whole astrology thing just a front for the nerd agenda? I don’t think I’ve heard any of you be genuinely interested in anything along the lines of astrology or astronomy except for fatty, like, one time. Yet you all use the building and the special uniform for it.
That building isn’t even a complete piece of architecture! The balcony almost broke in half when I was trying to use the telescope for math class, and even though it’s the only half decent place to eat at lunch, the rats in there like to eat my shoes and crawl all over me! Contrary to popular belief, my sandwich is not a communist!
The single thing you have correct is that we can't currently use the observatory for its intended purpose and that is entirely because the god damn building is nearly derelict.
Do you know how much money and time it would take to restore it to functional? It hasn't worked since Clinton's first term. If you want to spare the time to come out and fix the gearbox, repair the planetary system, replace the chains in all the catwalk winches, and patch up basic infrastructure then please do. The treasurer won't spare us the funding.
And you're welcome for the telescope being functionally calibrated. I did that. Because i am, surprise, into astronomy! And space! Which is why we have astronomy club sweaters! I'm not jumping at the bit to talk to people who are going to make fun of me for it.