· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Observatories Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 HeliosUK newbie Reged: 01/02/08 Posts: 1 Loc: UK Observatory Under Construction...       #2089389 - 01/02/08 09:04 AM Attachment (54 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi All, Just thought I would post the latest pics from my observatory build. I've gone the roll-off-roof method, and have appeased the wife by saying she can have the roll-off section as a shed If anyone has any ideas how to remove the nasty bowing from the roll-off-roof, I'd be very interested in hearing Just have to finish the second roof, put the doors on, and do the trimmings to finish up. The full progress and pics is available at Building Pics -------------------- Helkit Observatory Edited by HeliosUK (01/02/08 09:06 AM) Post Extras:       csa/montana Wild Spirit Reged: 05/14/05 Posts: 40155 Loc: montana Re: Observatory Under Construction... [Re: HeliosUK]       #2089863 - 01/02/08 12:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Welcome to Cloudy Nights! Glad to have you drop by. Beautiful job on the Observatory! With the other part for your wife, it's a win-win situation Some of our builders will have to answer your question about the roof, I'm sure not qualified Carol -------------------- Carol AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!) Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm, Pentaxes; 5XW, 7XL, 10XW. 14mm Meade 4000 UWA TV Panoptics; 22, 35 DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2 Post Extras:       rodney Vendor - Explora Dome Reged: 03/08/05 Posts: 801 Loc: Asbury, NJ Re: Observatory Under Construction... [Re: HeliosUK]       #2089870 - 01/02/08 01:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Your observatory looks great. Could you post a picture of the bowing issue, it's hard to tell from the above image what might need to be done. Clear skies, -------------------- My Explora Dome construction is here: www.exploradome.us Rodney Meade 10 SCT AT 8/F4 imaging scope 13 Truss C8-NGT Orion 80mm/F11 Canon 300D Canon XSi Two AS-GT mounts Extremely happy Explora Dome home observatory owner Post Extras:       Spoonsize Vendor/Clothing Reged: 08/27/04 Posts: 3279 Re: Observatory Under Construction... [Re: HeliosUK]       #2090475 - 01/02/08 04:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The bowing of the roof....I'd separate the wheels more, or put a set at each end and another in the middle. -------------------- Steve Durham www.margesmonograms.com (Marge made me do it) "Nobody get's in to see the WIZARD, Not Nobody, Not Nohow" Post Extras:       mikey cee Post Laureate Reged: 01/18/07 Posts: 3508 Loc: bellevue ne. Re: Observatory Under Construction... [Re: Spoonsize]       #2090558 - 01/02/08 05:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   If thats's all there is to the roof(?) I'd be happy for the sake of water runoff. Mike -------------------- 7x35 and 10x50 sears tower binocs, 3" f/10 edmunds reflector, 2.4" f/11.7 manon refractor, 6" f/8 jaegers refractor, "The 8 Ball" 8" f/13.3 brandt refractor, 3" f/15.8 sans&streiffe refractor, 3.1" f/15 selsi refractor(towa 339), 2.4" f/15 sears refractor, selsi 30x30mm spyglass, criterion 5-draw 25x45x75x spyglass(1957), 4.25" f/14.8 tasco 20te. Post Extras:       Snaproll Post Laureate Reged: 02/20/04 Posts: 3824 Loc: Wisconsin Re: Observatory Under Construction... [Re: mikey cee]       #2090923 - 01/02/08 07:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Welcome -------------------- -Jim- Happiness is a clear sky and a Denk II old AP images and some new C14 Hyperstar images Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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