Scott Horstman
Vendor- Backyard Observatories
Reged: 03/11/04
Posts: 5214
Loc: Lodi Ohio USA
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Very nice cabin/obs combo. Great views too. Are all of my drawings making you nuts?
Thanks Karen! Very beautiful country up there in the GA mountains. Right near the Appalachian Trail too.
David's right. I'm already a little nuts. Actually your drawings are very impressive. It's a good way to picture the possibilities!
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Scott.
12.5" f/8 Cave, 8" f/8 Edmund, 6" f/10 Jaegers, Meade 102ED.
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1965healey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/23/07
Posts: 2875
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Hey Scott, FedEx should be at your house around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday with "a little something" for you. Turns out I could manage the whole deposit in rolled coins, hope you don't mind. Oh, and bring a wheel barrow so you can help the driver unload it all. Glad you're back! 
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1965Healey (Karen)
Woodlawn Lake Observatory
Celestron CPC 800/FT MIcro/APT Wedge
SV NHNG 80mm #0261/CG5-GT
Celestron Omni 150 XLT
Losmandy rails/rings
Starizona CWeight system
Celestron Neximage
Sony a100 DSLR/ZigView S2
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
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Bowmoreman
Post Laureate
Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 3011
Loc: Bolton, MA
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That's a big and exciting milestone, Karen! I remember it well... it means its becoming imminent!
Wait'll ya see Scott and gang put it together; its amazing how fast it goes. I presume you are going to wire it up with AC, etc.?
I'm really looking forward to pictures of this build due to its unique nature!
Good luck and keep us updated!
clear enough skies
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Dave
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Mike Clemens
Post Laureate
Reged: 11/26/05
Posts: 3142
Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N
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OMG on the log observatory... : : I considered it to match our house but that game is "How expensive can I possibly make this project?"
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Moggi1964
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/07/05
Posts: 2515
Loc: Madison. NJ. USA
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Mike,
you have a scope that costs the same as a garage; isn't that expensive enough? 
You live in Alaska, surely logs grow on trees up there 
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Morris
WO Megrez 80 ED F/7
WO 8x42 binoculars
Seymor Rosin F/4.5 Astrograph in the making
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Canadian
Vendor
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 625
Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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Log cabin style observatory?
Too cool.
It is real, isn't it?
Is it the old style, with bare logs showing on the inside, or new style, completely finished.
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Just my thoughts, subject to change at any time.
Garry
C11
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FLT110 TMB Triplet
ZS80FD Anniversary Edition
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1965healey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/23/07
Posts: 2875
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Just an update, waiting on the local utility to move the power line off the roof of the garage and then the build can begin. Should be about a week. I HATE WAITING! 
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1965Healey (Karen)
Woodlawn Lake Observatory
Celestron CPC 800/FT MIcro/APT Wedge
SV NHNG 80mm #0261/CG5-GT
Celestron Omni 150 XLT
Losmandy rails/rings
Starizona CWeight system
Celestron Neximage
Sony a100 DSLR/ZigView S2
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
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oldsalt
Astro Philosopher
Reged: 02/12/05
Posts: 8015
Loc: Pa - between starparties
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It will definitely be a long week.
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There are no winners in war, only bigger loosers.
Jim
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1965healey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/23/07
Posts: 2875
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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It's cloudy, windy and cold down here right now so the wait won't be quite as bad as it would if it was clear and 70 degrees.  No snow here but it did snow in Dallas a couple of days ago.
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1965Healey (Karen)
Woodlawn Lake Observatory
Celestron CPC 800/FT MIcro/APT Wedge
SV NHNG 80mm #0261/CG5-GT
Celestron Omni 150 XLT
Losmandy rails/rings
Starizona CWeight system
Celestron Neximage
Sony a100 DSLR/ZigView S2
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
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TeleTex
member
Reged: 01/27/08
Posts: 56
Loc: Texas
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Your lucky, It snowed here in the panhandle today.
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Stan
Meade ETX-60AT-BB (60mm Achromatic Refractor)01-30-08
Meade NG-60 Jupiter (60mm Refractor) 12-25-07
Meade 70AZ-A Land & Sky (70mm Refractor) 02-13-08
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1965healey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/23/07
Posts: 2875
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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I spent 10 days on the coast of SW Ireland in March a couple of years ago. During that time the temps ranged from 22 to 72 degrees, it rained, snowed, was sunny enough to get burned, windy enough to go sailing and calm enough to do a little fishing. And that was just on the day we got there! Not really but that was what the whole 10 days were like, we had a blast!
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1965Healey (Karen)
Woodlawn Lake Observatory
Celestron CPC 800/FT MIcro/APT Wedge
SV NHNG 80mm #0261/CG5-GT
Celestron Omni 150 XLT
Losmandy rails/rings
Starizona CWeight system
Celestron Neximage
Sony a100 DSLR/ZigView S2
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
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Moggi1964
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/07/05
Posts: 2515
Loc: Madison. NJ. USA
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Sounds like a Scottish summer to me
I miss 'ma auld hame'.
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Morris
WO Megrez 80 ED F/7
WO 8x42 binoculars
Seymor Rosin F/4.5 Astrograph in the making
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1965healey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/23/07
Posts: 2875
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Scotty just e-mailed me a photo of my pier, it's a beauty! 
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1965Healey (Karen)
Woodlawn Lake Observatory
Celestron CPC 800/FT MIcro/APT Wedge
SV NHNG 80mm #0261/CG5-GT
Celestron Omni 150 XLT
Losmandy rails/rings
Starizona CWeight system
Celestron Neximage
Sony a100 DSLR/ZigView S2
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
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Scott K
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 09/13/07
Posts: 994
Loc: Dallas, TX & Eufaula, OK
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Karen, that is a sweet, sweet looking pier!
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Bowmoreman
Post Laureate
Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 3011
Loc: Bolton, MA
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HEY!
That looks like MY Pier 
You will love it... extremely well made, nicely (proprietally!) damped against ringing, easy to adjust...
whats NOT to like!
Wonder if Scott can get OUT of Ohio right now???
clear enough skies
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Dave
Ustream
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WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO #90)
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Chris Schroeder
Postmaster
Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 5224
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow
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VERY nice Karen!
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Chris
Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT
M102ED S.V., ZS 80FD 10th Anniv, ZS 66SD, PST
POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com
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Pedestal
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Reged: 03/11/06
Posts: 3169
Loc: Smoggy Bottom, Baytown,Texas
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That's purty!
Hubert
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Scott Horstman
Vendor- Backyard Observatories
Reged: 03/11/04
Posts: 5214
Loc: Lodi Ohio USA
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Wonder if Scott can get OUT of Ohio right now???
16" or so on the ground and 8-12 more on the way. I gave up. I got the plow truck stuck
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Scott.
12.5" f/8 Cave, 8" f/8 Edmund, 6" f/10 Jaegers, Meade 102ED.
My Gallery
www.backyardobservatories.com
www.m1OASYS.com
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1965healey
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/23/07
Posts: 2875
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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More fun with the local utility company, they can't move my service drop to the pole on the other side of the property because it would cross over a tiny area of my neighbors property, the neighbor doesn't care one way or the other but the local utility says no. They will however happily install a new pole for me, 4 feet from the other pole, for $1500.00. It seems that when you own property you also own the air above that property but you can't share it. We'll just have to be creative and work around it. I'm pretty sure we can just kind of scoot it off to the side while we build, there's plenty of slack in it, and just let it "find it's way back" when we're done. It's on the opposite side of where the roof will slide to so it shouldn't interefere with operation of the roof. The tree trimmers will be here over the weekend, the control room/studio is all cleaned out and I'll paint it this weekend as well. The last little bit of stuff in the garage will be out with the trash on Monday and Scott will be here on the 24th. It's almost a reality!
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1965Healey (Karen)
Woodlawn Lake Observatory
Celestron CPC 800/FT MIcro/APT Wedge
SV NHNG 80mm #0261/CG5-GT
Celestron Omni 150 XLT
Losmandy rails/rings
Starizona CWeight system
Celestron Neximage
Sony a100 DSLR/ZigView S2
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
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Sky Guy
member
Reged: 04/08/07
Posts: 66
Loc: Hannibal, MO
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"I'm pretty sure we can just kind of scoot it off to the side while we build, there's plenty of slack in it, and just let it "find it's way back" when we're done."
Be VERY VERY careful doing this....
As a matter of fact, I really recomend that you DON'T do this at all.
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Mike
Meade 8" LX200 GPS
Orion 120ST
Meade LPI
Meade DSI Pro
Canon 350D
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