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Lobo59
member

Reged: 12/05/10

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: mikey cee]
#5596617 - 12/30/12 05:35 PM

I wonder about the wind too, but I figure there aren't any flat surfaces so hopefully I'm safe!

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Lobo59
member

Reged: 12/05/10

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: DGB]
#5596624 - 12/30/12 05:40 PM

Beautiful job Donovan. I especially like the deck. Well done.

Larry

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Qwickdraw
sage

Reged: 03/03/12

Loc: Ann Arbor, Mi

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! *DELETED* new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#5599281 - 01/01/13 09:50 AM

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AB9MS
member

Reged: 10/19/12

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Qwickdraw]
#5600024 - 01/01/13 05:40 PM

When are you getting a dome put on that?

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pereloup
member

Reged: 02/10/11

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#5610002 - 01/07/13 11:24 AM

Here is mine ...

Stephan

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StarWrangler
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 09/03/04

Loc: Three Rivers, MI U.S.A>

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: pereloup]
#5610187 - 01/07/13 12:53 PM

Stephan,

That is a perfect example of a Flip Top Observatory!

How about posting your construction steps for others.

Enjoy,

Alan O

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BigNick
member

Reged: 02/19/12

Loc: Upstate, NY USA

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: pereloup]
#5610942 - 01/07/13 09:31 PM

Quote:

Here is mine ...

Stephan

Great job! Any construction details and/or pics you can provide?

Edited by BigNick (01/07/13 09:32 PM)

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pereloup
member

Reged: 02/10/11

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: BigNick]
#5614284 - 01/09/13 06:55 PM

Quote:

Quote:

Here is mine ...

Stephan

Great job! Any construction details and/or pics you can provide?

Of course! It's a 6' by 6' platform, 6' high made of 2 by 4 lumber and 1/4" plywood. There are holes in the floor so the tripod legs can go through so the scope won't move when I'm inside. Everything is control via a laptop inside the observatory.

You will find more pictures and plans at ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/astrogg/sets/72157629349631735/

Stephan

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Joe Bergeron
Vendor - Space Art

Reged: 11/10/03

Loc: Upstate NY

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! *DELETED* new

[Re: bhedges]
#5617693 - 01/11/13 06:08 PM

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csa/montana
Den Mama

Reged: 05/14/05

Loc: montana

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Joe Bergeron]
#5617907 - 01/11/13 08:01 PM

Details about music, etc., is best handled by PM's; so we can keep the thread on topic.

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Peter Gerland
newbie

Reged: 08/14/07

Loc: Germany, Northeim

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: csa/montana]
#5656719 - 02/01/13 04:40 PM

Great Obs!! Thanks for inspiration.

this is my :

http://www.peges.de/onthefly.php?bilder/astro/diy/huette/huette2012.jpg+1200+800

Peter

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Bart
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 05/28/06

Loc: Somewhere near Charlottesville...

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Lobo59]
#5658125 - 02/02/13 01:12 PM

Quote:

Real happy with the dome, works great, a good value but wish I had ordered the Aluminum ring.

Larry

What ring are you talking about.

Thanks
Bart

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zawijava
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 10/06/07

Loc: Wells, Maine 04090

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: John Wunderlin]
#5669899 - 02/08/13 10:26 PM

Could someone tell me the who makes the Observatory seen in this Post?
thanks! -Tim

oops, thought the original picture would be copied here as part of the quote

Just click John's name in the Subject line, it will show the pic there. thanks again!-Tim

Quote:

Frozen Tundra Observatory

Edited by zawijava (02/08/13 10:34 PM)

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timwetherell
sage

Reged: 09/03/10

Loc: A Land Down Under

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: pereloup]
#5670033 - 02/09/13 01:14 AM

That's a very interesting idea for an observatory roof opening - I'm in the process of designing an observatory right now and that's really piqued my interest. thanks so much for posting Stephen

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Foehammer
professor emeritus

Reged: 06/29/06

Loc: Cyprus

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: pereloup]
#5675369 - 02/12/13 07:49 AM

Quote:

Here is mine ...

Stephan

Stephan that is exquisite! Doesn't look too complicated or expensive so I might just give it a go!

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PWP
member

Reged: 07/24/11

Loc: Keller, Texas

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#5697646 - 02/24/13 12:30 AM Attachment (13 downloads)

Here a link to some pictures of my build of a roll away observatory I bought on Amazon for under $500.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.517407268290547.123019.100000638365...

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zawijava
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 10/06/07

Loc: Wells, Maine 04090

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: PWP]
#5697994 - 02/24/13 10:17 AM

nice job indeed

Quote:

Here a link to some pictures of my build of a roll away observatory I bought on Amazon for under $500.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.517407268290547.123019.100000638365...

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Bob Myler
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 05/18/06

Loc: St Louis, MO

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: PWP]
#5700000 - 02/25/13 03:01 PM

Quote:

Here a link to some pictures of my build of a roll away observatory I bought on Amazon for under $500.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.517407268290547.123019.100000638365...

WOW - I happen to own that exact same building. It's on our back deck and it holds mostly lawn chairs. And now that I've seen what you have done with it - our lawn chairs may be looking for a new home!

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PWP
member

Reged: 07/24/11

Loc: Keller, Texas

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Bob Myler]
#5703324 - 02/27/13 11:34 AM

Thanks Bob. Let me know if you need to know where to get the parts such as the machine skates and the track rails if you want to mirror the build. Hint, Northern Tool and Lowes is your friend.

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astrodog73
member

Reged: 02/22/13

Loc: Australia

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: PWP]
#5704747 - 02/28/13 04:50 AM Attachment (32 downloads)

I built mine in 2007, treated pine and exterior plywood, roll-off roof. I wouldn't use plywood again for the exterior, or at least not cheap stuff anyway.... outer ply has degraded somewhat, has remained structural, but a little unsightly, and in need of a repaint.....
I replaced the hinged end-flap with a 4mm thick rubber strip recently, as the ply was rotting.

You can have a look at a webpage I made back then for construction pics if you like.
http://astro.astrodog.eml.cc/obs/observatory.html

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