sgcullen
journeyman
Reged: 05/17/07
Posts: 5
Loc: Rodeo, NM USA
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Here's one of mine in Rodeo, NM...16'6" AshDome housing a .61m RCOS Ritchey-Cretien.
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sgcullen
journeyman
Reged: 05/17/07
Posts: 5
Loc: Rodeo, NM USA
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And, here's the second one at our Rodeo, NM site...a 12' Astrohaven dome housing a .32m RCOS Ritchey-Chretien...
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howard Lazerson
member
Reged: 02/25/08
Posts: 15
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Slit slidiing roof,7.5 x 7.0 ft built on rear deck with 2x4's, 1/4" ply skin, 2"castors x 4 each side presently houses Celestron 8i plus super polaris mount
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csa/montana
Wild Spirit
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40118
Loc: montana
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Howard, thanks for the photo; that's a very nicely designed Observatory! 
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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
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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csa/montana
Wild Spirit
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40118
Loc: montana
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Howard, thanks for the photo; that's a very unique design in an Observatory!
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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
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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howard Lazerson
member
Reged: 02/25/08
Posts: 15
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Thanks Carol, I sort of built it in my head without plans, I have since added ac power but run the scopes off dc with rechargeable batteries. Also included are pics of 1]of my highly modified C8I mounted on a cart with moniter and recorder for use with a Stellacam II video camera plus 2] Canon 450D attached to a Pentax 500mm f4.5 telephoto on SPMount. My post should read "split" instead of "slit" roof, Howard
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howard Lazerson
member
Reged: 02/25/08
Posts: 15
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accidental double post removed
Edited by csa/montana (09/08/09 09:48 PM)
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howard Lazerson
member
Reged: 02/25/08
Posts: 15
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pics
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howard Lazerson
member
Reged: 02/25/08
Posts: 15
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pic of C8i
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AnarchistUK
member
Reged: 08/05/09
Posts: 18
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When I win the lottery.... eeesh there sure are some excellent observatories in here!!!!! They look so professional too!
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savageastronomy
newbie
Reged: 10/22/09
Posts: 4
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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I am new to cloudy nights but have been into astronomy for 31 years. I built this observatory over the summer. The building rolls off the telescope. My wife calls it the Outhouse, I am not sure if this is because it looks like an outhouse or her commentary on the amount of time I observe. 
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Carl
10" LX200
SBIG ST-7
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skybsd
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 586
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Nice!!!!!
Did you build it al lfrom scratch, or did you start with an existing structure and modified it?
Thanks for sharing!
Regards,
skybsd
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csa/montana
Wild Spirit
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40118
Loc: montana
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Quote:
I am new to cloudy nights but have been into astronomy for 31 years. I built this observatory over the summer. The building rolls off the telescope. My wife calls it the Outhouse, I am not sure if this is because it looks like an outhouse or her commentary on the amount of time I observe.
Carl, a warm Welcome to Cloudy Nights! It's kind of you to not only join this forum, but to post your photo of your, uhhhh "Outhouse" 
Most of us have named ours, it seems as though your wife did the "favor" for you! 
Looking forward to hearing more from you on the forum. Thanks again!
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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
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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savageastronomy
newbie
Reged: 10/22/09
Posts: 4
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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I built everything myself over two week ends. This includes the 1000 lb concrete pier.
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Carl
10" LX200
SBIG ST-7
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savageastronomy
newbie
Reged: 10/22/09
Posts: 4
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Thank you for the warm welcome.
The observatory’s official name is The Notch Observatory, named after the small mountain we live on; but my wife still calls it the Outhouse. The observatory is about 6 meters from my bedroom door so I can be observing in about 4 minutes under dark rural skies.
This is the life.
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Carl
10" LX200
SBIG ST-7
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csa/montana
Wild Spirit
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40118
Loc: montana
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I can be observing in about 4 minutes under dark rural skies.
This is the life.
Couldn't agree more!
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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
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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PJ Anway
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/04/03
Posts: 1134
Loc: Michigan's U.P.
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Here is my little setup: Lookum Observatory - Munising, MI
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PJ
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Lookum Observatory
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csa/montana
Wild Spirit
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40118
Loc: montana
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That is one sweet observatory! Very unique design!
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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
DreamCatcher Dobservatory, #2
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PJ Anway
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/04/03
Posts: 1134
Loc: Michigan's U.P.
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Thanks Carol.
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PJ
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Lookum Observatory
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Jim Stratigos
newbie
Reged: 05/06/09
Posts: 1
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Hi everyone. I have been reading the forum but this if my first time post. Been building a home+observatory for past 18 months in mountains of North Carolina and it is almost complete. Suggestions and links from this forum were invaluable.
See web page for more details.
Jim Stratigos
www.dogstar-observatory.com
Edited by Jim Stratigos (11/10/09 02:05 PM)
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