Matthew Ota
super member
Reged: 04/30/05
Posts: 173
Loc: New Hampshire
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I think this is the most beautiful roll off roof observatory I have ever seen, but then again my tastes in architecture come from ancient Japan:
Ptolemy's Cafe
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Matthew Ota
10 inch Meade LX250GPS SCT (LX50/LX200GPS clone) f6.3-Orion 80ED, ETX-90 OTA, Coronado Helios 1 H-alpha Solar Telescope
Cassini Huygens Saturn Observation Campaign
New Hampshire Astronomical Society
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DennisF
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 739
Loc: Northern IL
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I'd have to agree. Certainly the most ornate rolloff I've seen.
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10" XTi
C6 SE
Stellarvue NHNG
SV 102ED
PortaMount
SV M1
Original AYO EzTouch mount
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THEPLOUGH
Nailed Again
Reged: 01/11/08
Posts: 3433
Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND
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I think you may be right... 
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Geoff...
Nexstar 8SE -- 9X50 RACI Finder scope... 6.3 F/R.-- 13 & 17mm Hyperion EPs.. 25mm Celestron E- Lux EP.. 2X Celestron X-Cel Barlow-- + A few bits and pieces..
Don't think expensive equipment will make up for lack of talent or practice..
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blatterjr
sage
Reged: 08/13/07
Posts: 254
Loc: Saint Petersburg Florida
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While it may not be "my style", it certainly is rich, well crafted observatory.
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Robert
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Meade 12-LX200-ACF
BINO: Nikon AEX 10x50 6.5°
DSLR: Nikon D70+CCPro2
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Saint Petersburg Florida
27°47'22.92"N , 82°43'09.48"W
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Luigi
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/03/07
Posts: 1560
Loc: Massachusetts
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Looks a lot like the enclosure for my hot tub! It sure would be nice to be able to roll off the roof over my hot tub.
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17.5" f/5 Discovery Truss
IM715 7" f/15 MCT (due July!)
Eon-120ED refractor
CG5A coffee grinder, Orion Skyview Alt-AZ
35,19,15 Pans.9 Nag. Meade 24.5 4kSWA, 4.7 5kUWA.
BO-TMB 7mm planetary.
Zeiss Diascope 85
Zeiss, Leica, Canon IS, Fujinon, Nikon binos
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1965healey
Enginurse
Reged: 06/23/07
Posts: 2546
Loc: San Antonio, TX
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Ptolemy's Cafe Seems to pop-up a couple of times a year as someone new discovers this beautiful observatory and wants to share it! Everytime I see it I wish I had the type of location that I could situate an obs like that in and the pocket book to be able to finance it! It is indeed a fantastic obs!
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1965Healey (Karen)
Woodlawn Lake Observatory
Celestron CPC 800/FT MIcro/APT Wedge
SV NHNG 80mm #0261/CG5-GT
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
A little too much money and NO SELF CONTROL!
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DeanS
sage
Reged: 07/12/05
Posts: 406
Loc: Nicholasville, Kentucky
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I agree his is one of the best out there.
I tried to incorporate some of his designs, at least what I could afford. I just love the hip roof design, and it makes good sense as well so as not to block the northern sky so much.
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8" LX200gps
AP1200GTO Mach1GTO
FS-60C Tak E160 C9.25
SXV-H9 ST2000XM STV
Meade 12" Lightbridge
Moonlite Focusers
www.doghouseastronomy.com
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Bob Griffiths
Post Laureate
Reged: 10/10/05
Posts: 3740
Loc: Frederick Maryland
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Yep I've seen it posted many times and the only reason is that the darn thing is ..at least in my opinion, the best looking Observatory ...of any type...that I have ever seen...
BEAU...T... FULL !
Bob G
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CPC1100
Nexstar 8i + GPS & Rays Brackets
Denk S1 power switch
Orion 100 mm Refractor
Meade LXD 55 ...AR-5 127 mm Refractor
Exploradome Observatory S.I.E. (Smiling Irish Eyes)
39*21'03" N
77*28'12" W
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Canadian
Vendor
Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 599
Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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One of my favorites as well.
But it's not just the observatory itself, it's the surroundings and the landscaping - the whole package that makes it look so nice.
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Just my thoughts, subject to change at any time.
Garry
C11
CR150HD
FLT110 TMB Triplet
ZS80FD Anniversary Edition
ZS66ED Petsval
ZS66SD Doublet
ZS66ED Triplet
GT-ONE HD
GT-ONE
CG5GT
EZ Touch
RASC Calgary
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Manny Myles
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/29/05
Posts: 1951
Loc: Flatlandia
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Go out and use the observatory and have to go back an hour later because you need more,,, no thats a Chinese obs....
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak
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rodney
domed in NJ
Reged: 03/08/05
Posts: 431
Loc: Asbury, NJ
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Manny,
Good one. I have seen this ROR before and am always impressed by its design, function and sheer beauty.
Clear skies,
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My Explora Dome construction is here:
http://www.freewebs.com/rodbo1967/observatoryconstruction.htm
Rodney
13 Truss
C8-NGT
Orion 80mm/F11
Extremely happy owner of an Explora Dome home observatory
and a list of goodies to big for this sig
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o1d_dude
o1der than dirt
Reged: 10/03/07
Posts: 1184
Loc: The Big Tomato, California
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That is certainly a beautiful observatory.
Dang!
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Kit
"There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys." - Red Green
* A bunch of old ATM stuff that cost me next to nothing
* A bunch of new commercial stuff that cost me an arm and a leg
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Stephen S
super member
Reged: 08/21/07
Posts: 129
Loc: San Diego, CA
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My wife has been resistant to the idea of a roll top observatory. Since we live in the city of San Diego (ie, high light pollution) I kinda see her point. That said, with a design like this? 
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C9 1/4-SGT (XLT)
AT80ED
Vixen Porta Mount
50mm Takahashi LE
24mm Meade UWA
13mm Televue Ethos
7mm Pentax XW
3mm Smart Astronomy
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