code: def get_observatory_status(self, observatory_id, status_time=None):
          
          if status_time is None:
              response = requests.get(
                  self.base_url + '/obstory/{0}/statusdict'.format(observatory_id))
          else:
              response = requests.get(
                  self.base_url + '/obstory/{0}/statusdict/{1}'.format(observatory_id, str(status_time)))
          if response.status_code == 200:
              d = safe_load(response.text)
              if 'status' in d:
                  return d['status']
          return None
docs: Get details of the specified camera's status
  
          :param string observatory_id:
              a observatory ID, as returned by list_observatories()
          :param float status_time:
              optional, if specified attempts to get the status for the given camera at a particular point in time
              specified as a datetime instance. This is useful if you want to retrieve the status of the camera at the
              time a given event or file was produced. If this is None or not specified the time is 'now'.
          :return:
              a dictionary, or None if there was either no observatory found.