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Carol,
Your Observatory is pretty neat. Do you have any more pictures of it? I like the hinged wall. Just curious how it all is put together. Thanks


Ken

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You know, it seems to me that with a big dob, you don't want an observatory. By the very essential needs of a Dob, you will want walls so low that they aren't much of walls any more when the observatory is "Open." And you won't want a "dome" over it. With a big dob, you want free, unobstructed space to crank that sucker around anytime and anyplace you want.

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Sorry, I disagree. My dobservatory has 3' high walls, with one fold-down wall, and gives me excellent views; not to mention a clean, dry place in which to observe. No setting up time required, except hitting the button to open the roof. I would never have been able to have a 16" dob, without an observatory.

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Hmm. Your fold down wall folds in rather than out. I need to think about that! The people who built your observatory are Pros and I can already think of a few good reasons to do it that way. I have to admit I was thinking about folding out.

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Folding in, is much easier for me to lower/raise it. It takes up very little room when folded down. Folding out, I would think you'd need a pully, chains attached, etc., in order to lower & raise it.

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Carol,
Your Observatory is pretty neat. Do you have any more pictures of it? I like the hinged wall. Just curious how it all is put together. Thanks


Ken

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Yes I do; however, I'll post some soon.

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Here's another, as BYO is building it. No, the building is not tilting, rather the operator behind the camera It is however, residing on a slope.

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You know, it seems to me that with a big dob, you don't want an observatory. By the very essential needs of a Dob, you will want walls so low that they aren't much of walls any more when the observatory is "Open." And you won't want a "dome" over it. With a big dob, you want free, unobstructed space to crank that sucker around anytime and anyplace you want.

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Sorry, I disagree. My dobservatory has 3' high walls, with one fold-down wall, and gives me excellent views; not to mention a clean, dry place in which to observe. No setting up time required, except hitting the button to open the roof. I would never have been able to have a 16" dob, without an observatory.

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Hmm. Your fold down wall folds in rather than out. I need to think about that! The people who built your observatory are Pros and I can already think of a few good reasons to do it that way. I have to admit I was thinking about folding out.

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Folding in, is much easier for me to lower/raise it. It takes up very little room when folded down. Folding out, I would think you'd need a pully, chains attached, etc., in order to lower & raise it.

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I designed my southern windows (on farm gate hardware) to swing in rather than out for all of the above reasons, plus everyone I know of (unfortunately) is only getting older... If NOT given a choice as I age enjoying my observatory, I would rather fall inside trying to push the windows closed than possibly fall outside by leaning out of the observatory pulling heavy windows/walls to their closed position. I'm a dozen feet off the ground at the southern window sill height. Simple matter of K.I.S.S. design with some heavy consequences!

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