Bowmoreman
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Due N, Polaris is dead center of this view when it's dark.
Looks like some "tree trimming" might be in order?
clear enough skies
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Dave
Imaging: MI-250+ADM/SBS/Optec Libra: C11Hyperstar,TMB80SS
Visual: XT10i RTP
EP: 31T5,22T4,17T4,12T4,13Ethos,10XW,8Ethos;2x Powermate,Paracorr, 1.6X Antares, Hyperion8-24Zoom
Cameras: Mallincam Color Hyper Plus, QHY8
Guider: SBIG STV eFinder
Key Add-ons: Gerbings Heated clothes, WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO#90), Speco 9"Monitor
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1965healey
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Due N, Polaris is dead center of this view when it's dark.
Looks like some "tree trimming" might be in order?
clear enough skies
I just took 20' off of them, if you want any more off of them you either have to climb up there and do it yourself or pay to have the arborist come back. I didn't want to "hat rack" the trees, it's bad for the trees and it makes them look terrible when they start to put out branches. 
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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csa/montana
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 44002
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Karen, I really like the dark blue paint!
Carol
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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
Garrett 20x80 TWP setup
DreamCatcher Dobservatory
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Scott K
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Reged: 09/13/07
Posts: 1531
Loc: Dallas, TX & Eufaula, OK
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This is looking excellent Karen! I'm trying to talk one of my friends into making a copy of your neat design for himself. I kinda loaned him my old 12" Lx200 to maybe get him thinking along those lines! I'm definitely pointing him to this thread, because your idea is just awesome.
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Mike Lewis
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Posts: 387
Loc: Near Mulliken, Michigan USA
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I was up in the obs tonight with the lights out and it ain't too shabby even with the trees. It's way better than sitting in the driveway between two houses and having to tear everything down every night.
Karen,
It's amazing how much more observing time you'll get with everything set up and aligned!!! Even when you're dog tired, a short session isn't out of the question!
Very nice job!
Best skies
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Mike
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Meade 7" Mak
Home built 8" Dob
120mm Sywatcher refractor
76mm Borg
Home built 12.5" Truss, F/5.6 Zambuto
PST
Dunham Hill Observatory
"Most people never look up, what a shame...."
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JAT Observatory
Got Cookies?
Reged: 02/20/05
Posts: 7149
Loc: Eastern PA
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Karen,
Your setup just plain rocks.
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-Marcus
Earth is the insane asylum for the universe!
http://www.jatobservatory.org
Domed, 12" LX200R on a Paramount ME - currently mothballed.
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Chris Schroeder
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Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow
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That is really a great set-up Karen
I understand that beavers make great pets 
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Chris
Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT
M110 Doublet ED, AT 102Achro, ZS80FD 10th Anniv, ZS66SD, PST
CG5-AGT, EZ-Touch, Voyager
POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com
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1965healey
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Reged: 06/23/07
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Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Just got back from saving lives and stamping out disease. I'm heading out to the obs to work for a bit, need to do the last bit of painting and get started on the flooring. More photos later today.
Thanks for all the compliments and encouragement, I never would have even considered this project without all the support from everyone. I'm sending each and everyone of you a big box of debris from the roof tear-off as a gesture of thanks. Included in each box will be cedar shakes, asphalt shingles, scraps of Douglas fir sheathing and hundreds of rusty nails. As a bonus each of you will receive mementos of the observatory build as well. Each of those collectible boxes will contain at least one cut-out from the stair stringers, several short useless lengths of 2X4, 2X6, 2X8 and 2X12 lumber, 3 or 4 small pieces of oddly shaped OSB from the wall sheathing, a scrap of siding, 1 tab off of a new asphalt shingle, a handfull of bent nails and the foul language that came with them and 3 Shiner Bock Beer bottles filled with concrete dust, saw dust and..wait for it... rat/mouse droppings from the attic space over the studio/control room. These items are guaranteed to have been a by-product of the build and are genuine BYO trash. This trash is impossible to come by without a substantial investment of time and money and it will no doubt inspire you to build a BYO observatory of your own just so that you can have more of it. I'm going out the the driveway to begin packing up your gifts. Thanks again for your support!
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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mclewis1
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Loc: New Brunswick, Canada
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oooo goody, I'll be watching for the package. Can I have my bottle of dust with extra rat droppings please? 
Great thread Karen, thanks for sharing what must have been a very hectic few days with us. Has the 4 legged crew gotten back to some form of normal since the guys left?
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Mark
C11, C6, APM/TMB115, and AT80ED - Tandem mount CGE and CG-5A, WO EZ-Touch and AT Voyager
25x100s and 8x56s, T-Mount Light, Mark 1 eyeballs - Modded 350D, DSI-P, SPC900, Mallincam
Just because you can doesn't necessarily mean that you should
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1965healey
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Reged: 06/23/07
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Loc: San Antonio, TX
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The puppy people are back to being their "normal" selves. Shadow came up to the obs yesterday, looked around and hobbled back down the stairs. She's an old girl, 11 years old, and a flight of stairs with out substantial rewards in the shape of "cookies" is more than she wants to deal with. The Great Dane, Jake, is still totally baffled by the whole project. He wants NO PART of the dark and spooky stairs; even if you put a treat on each step he's NOT going for it. Shadow happily ate all his treats, went back down the stairs and looked at me like "do that again!" Jake left in a snit and sat outside glaring up at me like he can't figure out how I get up here. Jake is a sissy.
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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csa/montana
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 44002
Loc: montana
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Dogs are indeed, comical!
Carol
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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
Garrett 20x80 TWP setup
DreamCatcher Dobservatory
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1965healey
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Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Floor is in
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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1965healey
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Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Small set of shelves for starters, great color match, Target gift certificate, FREEBIE!
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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1965healey
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Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Folding chairs, great color match, Target gift certificate, FREEBIE!
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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1965healey
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Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Current temp and humidity in the obs 77F 19%. Bunch-o-tools on the shelf will probably get alot of use over the next week or so.
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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Joel
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/08/04
Posts: 2657
Loc: Merrimack, NH
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Looking good! Lots of progress.
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Joel
10" LX200GPS UHTC-SMT
Vixen 80EDsf
Canon unmodded 350D
QHY8
Turkey Hill Observatory
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Chris Schroeder
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Posts: 6822
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow
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I really like the color you choose.
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Chris
Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT
M110 Doublet ED, AT 102Achro, ZS80FD 10th Anniv, ZS66SD, PST
CG5-AGT, EZ-Touch, Voyager
POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com
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1965healey
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Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Stella demanded to be taken to her new home.
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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1965healey
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Posts: 3243
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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She can hardly wait til it gets dark, she knows Polaris is just above the roof line and just a smidgen to the West.
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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1965healey
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Reged: 06/23/07
Posts: 3243
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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I really like the color you chose.
Carol, csa/montana, and I picked it out weeks ago. We were right...it's perfect. It makes the walls just disappear after dark.
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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
Sony a100 DSLR/Mod Canon 40D
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII
1975 ODay Daysailer II
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