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Rick Needham
Vendor (ExploraDome)

Reged: 09/20/05
Posts: 1962
Loc: Fort Ann, NY

Post a pic. of your observatory!
#906162 - 04/10/06 05:40 AM

Heck...all the other forums are "doin' it". Post a pic. of your reflector...post a pic. of your refractor...post a pic. of your mount

Have an observatory? Used to have an observatory? Have a mobile observatory? Used to have a mobile observatory? Does it have a dome? Does it have a roll-off roof? Did you convert a plastic storage shed into an observatory? Why not post a picture or two then? Come on! If you've never posted a picture of your observatory here in the Observatories Forum, and you have one, now's the time to show everyone what you've got

(Buyers of an Explora-Dome will be granted a 6 months "Grace Period"...myself included)

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Rick

Lat. 44.18 N
Long. 74.31 W
6" STAR HOC f/5 Newtonian 'Amanda'- Orion Astroview w/ dual axis drives
Celestron NexImage CCD Imager
10x50 binocs
(NSO)Northern Skies Observatory...I'm finally domed with the 8' diameter Explora-Dome!!!

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John_Gillies
Vendor - Earthwin Optical

Reged: 04/23/03
Posts: 1405
Loc: Ontario, Canada

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#906202 - 04/10/06 07:13 AM Attachment (1244 downloads)

The Observalavatory!

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John Gillies
12” LX200 GPS / Double Stacked PST
EarthWin Optical PFS-D Binoviewer System(s)
Skywatcher ST 80, 102 & 120

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DARKSOLSTICE2
super member

Reged: 12/16/05
Posts: 152
Loc: Murfreesboro,Tn

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#906984 - 04/10/06 07:12 PM Attachment (1100 downloads)

heres mine!

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8' LX200 GPS
DSI CAMERA

"no man is free if he restricts others"

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BradH
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 06/19/04
Posts: 1024
Loc: Spencer, Indiana

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: DARKSOLSTICE2]
#907074 - 04/10/06 08:07 PM Attachment (848 downloads)

Heres a link with alot of my shyshed http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Observatory&Number=418155&fpart=&PHPSESSID=

Here are a few pictures

Brad

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AP 140mm f7.5 StarFire
AP 900 GTO
PST goto Meade DS mount
Mallincam Hyper Color Plus
Skyshed

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25116
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#907168 - 04/10/06 09:07 PM Attachment (1108 downloads)

Here's my somewhat-cluttered dormer observatory (above the pole barn).

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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
ST-10XME, DSI Pro

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Rick Needham
Vendor (ExploraDome)

Reged: 09/20/05
Posts: 1962
Loc: Fort Ann, NY

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#907525 - 04/11/06 05:22 AM

These are all fine looking observatories (and observalavatories) for sure

Thank you

I KNOW there must be more out there

I'll keep

for more!

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Rick

Lat. 44.18 N
Long. 74.31 W
6" STAR HOC f/5 Newtonian 'Amanda'- Orion Astroview w/ dual axis drives
Celestron NexImage CCD Imager
10x50 binocs
(NSO)Northern Skies Observatory...I'm finally domed with the 8' diameter Explora-Dome!!!

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Bob Antol
member

Reged: 10/07/05
Posts: 59
Loc: Poughquag, New York

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#907736 - 04/11/06 10:05 AM Attachment (1060 downloads)

Stargate 4173 at Grimaldi Tower

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Bob Antol
Equipment List
Stargate 4173 at Grimaldi Tower
Poughquag, New York USA
http://www.stargate4173.com/

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Bob Antol
member

Reged: 10/07/05
Posts: 59
Loc: Poughquag, New York

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Bob Antol]
#907743 - 04/11/06 10:06 AM Attachment (877 downloads)

... and one other I like

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Bob Antol
Equipment List
Stargate 4173 at Grimaldi Tower
Poughquag, New York USA
http://www.stargate4173.com/

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nytecam
Postmaster

Reged: 08/20/05
Posts: 5716
Loc: London UK

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#907790 - 04/11/06 10:40 AM Attachment (891 downloads)

Hi - this is me and my homebuilt domes 1975 todate

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Nytecam 51N 0.1W
Meade 30cm LX200+ETX-70+e-finder+C8+Ha+CaK PSTs SBIG SGS+homebuilt spectrographs
Starlight SXVF_M9+Lodestar CCDs/Canon 300D DSLR/Fuji E550
My observatory build-ETX-70 imaging-my videos

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Jeff Young
Post Laureate

Reged: 08/04/05
Posts: 4084
Loc: Ireland

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: nytecam]
#908275 - 04/11/06 05:23 PM Attachment (754 downloads)

Winter:

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Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-100 / AP1200GTO Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO

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Jeff Young
Post Laureate

Reged: 08/04/05
Posts: 4084
Loc: Ireland

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Jeff Young]
#908277 - 04/11/06 05:25 PM Attachment (550 downloads)

Spring:

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Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-100 / AP1200GTO Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO

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Jeff Young
Post Laureate

Reged: 08/04/05
Posts: 4084
Loc: Ireland

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: Jeff Young]
#908282 - 04/11/06 05:30 PM Attachment (476 downloads)

Under construction:

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Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-100 / AP1200GTO Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO

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photonovore
Moonatic

Reged: 12/24/04
Posts: 2502
Loc: tacoma wa

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: Jeff Young]
#911095 - 04/14/06 03:55 AM

My modest but comfy little refuge from earthly reality

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Mardi

4" achromat, ETX-70.
Whitepeak Lunar Observatory Website

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Jeff Young
Post Laureate

Reged: 08/04/05
Posts: 4084
Loc: Ireland

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: photonovore]
#911121 - 04/14/06 05:45 AM

Mardi --

Love the black & white Unitron look. The whole place has a sort of art-deco feel. (You should put up a big poster of the Chrysler building somewhere inside.)

Cheers,
-- Jeff.

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Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-100 / AP1200GTO Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO

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Pedestal
Post Laureate

Reged: 03/11/06
Posts: 3798
Loc: Smoggy Bottom, Baytown,Texas

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: photonovore]
#911209 - 04/14/06 08:18 AM

Can you post a few details about the building proper? The roof design looks very interesting.
Hubert

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Hubert
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www.smoggybottom.org

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BCB
Undercover Saboteur

Reged: 11/24/03
Posts: 5132
Loc: Look over your shoulder

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: Pedestal]
#911399 - 04/14/06 11:03 AM

My humble location

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Mark

Lost in thought. Please send search party!!!

Astro-Tech 111EDT
Orion 8" F5 Newt w/Moonlight CR-2 focuser
SVP mount w/Meade 497 Autostar GOTO mod
Treeline Observatory

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photonovore
Moonatic

Reged: 12/24/04
Posts: 2502
Loc: tacoma wa

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: Pedestal]
#911548 - 04/14/06 12:52 PM

Quote:

Can you post a few details about the building proper? The roof design looks very interesting.
Hubert

Here you go.

Jeff,

art deco..ok. Dunno abt the Chrysler building, I just have a portrait of Copernicus hanging in there now...

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Mardi

4" achromat, ETX-70.
Whitepeak Lunar Observatory Website

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BluewaterObserva
Post Laureate

Reged: 05/18/04
Posts: 4968
Loc: Zuni Mtns, NM

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: Rick Needham]
#911855 - 04/14/06 04:41 PM

An ok one of my current 17.5" setup at the observatory.

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bluestar
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 11/06/05
Posts: 1122
Loc: Maryland Eastern Shore

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: photonovore]
#911990 - 04/14/06 06:16 PM

Mardi,
Love your website and refuge. Been contemplating interior colors myself and I like your white "treatment". Everything has that proper astro feel to it

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D&G refractors 5" f/12 & f/15; 6" f/15; 8" f/12...
Royce Dall-Kirkham Cass 10" f/20
Epoch Instruments Parsec/12, Astro-Physics 1200 DA, AP800 HDA mounts...
Previous telescopes A-Z...Astro-Physics to Zeiss
Old school @ BlueStar Observatory...this is how we do it.
D&G Optical Telescope Users Group ...D&G/long focus Yahoo refractor Group...back up and running

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Michael Rapp
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 04/27/04
Posts: 1716
Loc: Dickinson, TX

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! [Re: bluestar]
#912018 - 04/14/06 06:30 PM

Mardi -- the entire of your observatory is just beautiful! I love the black/white thing. The color of the cart, the frames of the frames of the photos, the focusers and mounting rings set in all of that white. I love it.

What material is covering the floor?

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--Michael
Meade ETX-125 & William Optics Zenithstar 66SD on LXD75
Meade 8" F/6 Dob
Canon 300D & ToUCam Pro II
Despite tornado, observatory first light on 10/27/06

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