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Chris Schroeder
Postmaster

Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 6548
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#2860331 - 01/12/09 02:21 PM

Looks great John, love that scope

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Chris
Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT
M110 Doublet ED, AT 102Achro, ZS80FD 10th Anniv, ZS66SD, PST
CG5-AGT, EZ-Touch, Voyager
POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com

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canadiens
newbie

Reged: 09/07/07
Posts: 3
Loc: Ontario, Canada

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Chris Schroeder]
#2889651 - 01/26/09 06:56 PM Attachment (130 downloads)

Hello everyone. This is my humble attempt at an observatory. It is a homemade 10' wooden dome on an elevated deck on a gentle hill overlooking the countryside. The walls are 4' high with a step up entrance into the observatory. Thanks to everyone, you all have been so inspiring.
Mike

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barn door tracker
6" f8 homebuilt dob with telrad finder
20*80 skymaster binocs on homemade parallelogram mount with homemade adapter for red dot finder
10' homemade dome on elevated platform

Fairview Observatory

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csa/montana
Wild Spirit

Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40135
Loc: montana

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: canadiens]
#2889686 - 01/26/09 07:12 PM

Mike: Welcome to Cloudy Nights! We are glad to welcome a new member to our forums!

Thanks for the photo of your Observatory; it's beautiful, and what a view of the sky you have!

Congratulations!

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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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Chris Schroeder
Postmaster

Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 6548
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: csa/montana]
#2890022 - 01/26/09 10:09 PM

I'll second what Carol said, very nive observatory

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Bob Myler
sage

Reged: 05/18/06
Posts: 224

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Chris Schroeder]
#2890079 - 01/26/09 10:38 PM

Oh, to be ABOVE the tree line! Good looking dome, Mike.

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piaras
journeyman

Reged: 01/26/09
Posts: 6
Loc: Niagara

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Bob Myler]
#2896731 - 01/29/09 09:54 PM Attachment (94 downloads)

I posted a few pictures on my Astro page at http://wrx-now.tripod.com. 2 of them are of the Skypod, myself and 2 friends got together on. There is a large area for guest scopes on the concrete pad. Inside we have a pier on an isolated concrete block, and we hope to start seriously observing this spring. We are just 6 miles from the plant that makes the pods. No shipping charges!

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ATM 13.1" Dobson design
Orion 80 ED
HEQ5 Pro
Modded Rebel XT
KWIQ Guider

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scopelover
member

Reged: 02/02/08
Posts: 77

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: rebelxt]
#2904311 - 02/02/09 06:29 PM

re Farm view observatory ... I must have missed the thread ... but .. how does that roof 'roll off' ??

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scopemankit
super member

Reged: 01/27/09
Posts: 136
Loc: south africa

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#2906451 - 02/03/09 08:12 PM Attachment (85 downloads)

This is the Cederberg Observatory, 150km north of Cape Town, South Africa

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Chris
Cape Town

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scopemankit
super member

Reged: 01/27/09
Posts: 136
Loc: south africa

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Rick Needham]
#2906456 - 02/03/09 08:17 PM Attachment (72 downloads)

Cedrberg observatory, 150 km north of Cape Town, South Africa

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Chris
Cape Town

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GeorgeDuke
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 04/24/03
Posts: 1585
Loc: PARADISE! (So.Florida)

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: scopemankit]
#2915182 - 02/08/09 12:22 PM Attachment (70 downloads)

I find that the POD has enough room to set up my 8" SCT on the pier which is offset, and my LXD75 with SV102ED2 at the same time without interference between them.
I think that Skyshed is working on a larger 8' diameter POD which should be really roomy!

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George
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SkyShed POD XL-3
LX200GPS 203mm f10
StellarVue SV102ED2 Feathertouch Ser#0018
LXD75 GOTO with Orion 16" pier extension
Baader Hyperion 8mm ,13mm, 21mm + FTRs
2" GSO ED barlow, 2" SV Dielectric and Orion Prism Diagonals

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Chris Schroeder
Postmaster

Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 6548
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: GeorgeDuke]
#2915186 - 02/08/09 12:23 PM

Nice photos George!

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Chris
Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT
M110 Doublet ED, AT 102Achro, ZS80FD 10th Anniv, ZS66SD, PST
CG5-AGT, EZ-Touch, Voyager
POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25179
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Chris Schroeder]
#2915207 - 02/08/09 12:36 PM Attachment (85 downloads)

I've posted shots of this one before, but everything inside has changed. Besides, I took this shot to commemorate finally getting the thing open after a sustained freeze (first time that's happened in the six years I've had it).

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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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Chris Schroeder
Postmaster

Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 6548
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#2915224 - 02/08/09 12:42 PM

Nice John

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rodney
Vendor - Explora Dome

Reged: 03/08/05
Posts: 800
Loc: Asbury, NJ

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: Chris Schroeder]
#2915320 - 02/08/09 01:24 PM Attachment (80 downloads)

Don't know if I ever really posted mine. Here it is almost done being fully automated.

Clear skies,

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My Explora Dome construction is here:
www.exploradome.us
Rodney

Meade 10 SCT
AT 8/F4 imaging scope
13 Truss
C8-NGT
Orion 80mm/F11
Canon 300D
Canon XSi
Two AS-GT mounts
Extremely happy Explora Dome home observatory owner

Edited by rodney (02/08/09 01:28 PM)

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Kent P.
member

Reged: 02/27/07
Posts: 25
Loc: Prescott, Az. USA

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: rodney]
#2916133 - 02/08/09 07:48 PM Attachment (86 downloads)

Well Ok then here is mine.

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Deep13
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 01/25/05
Posts: 1843
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: canadiens]
#2917397 - 02/09/09 12:39 PM

Quote:

...on an elevated deck...

That will keep your feet warm.

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That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

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idahoman
sage

Reged: 11/25/05
Posts: 473
Loc: Idaho, USA

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[Re: Deep13]
#2918267 - 02/09/09 07:14 PM

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A Guy In Idaho

43° 31' N 112° 4' W
4780 ft elevation

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idahoman
sage

Reged: 11/25/05
Posts: 473
Loc: Idaho, USA

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: idahoman]
#2918271 - 02/09/09 07:15 PM Attachment (124 downloads)

Oops -- let's try that again.

Here's mine.

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A Guy In Idaho

43° 31' N 112° 4' W
4780 ft elevation

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mikey cee
Post Laureate

Reged: 01/18/07
Posts: 3507
Loc: bellevue ne.

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: idahoman]
#2918320 - 02/09/09 07:45 PM

Are you sure you're not violating any cleaness and neatness covenants in your area??

Mike

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7x35 and 10x50 sears tower binocs, 3" f/10 edmunds reflector, 2.4" f/11.7 manon refractor, 6" f/8 jaegers refractor, "The 8 Ball" 8" f/13.3 brandt refractor, 3" f/15.8 sans&streiffe refractor, 3.1" f/15 selsi refractor(towa 339), 2.4" f/15 sears refractor, selsi 30x30mm spyglass, criterion 5-draw 25x45x75x spyglass(1957), 4.25" f/14.8 tasco 20te.

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Bob Myler
sage

Reged: 05/18/06
Posts: 224

Re: Post a pic. of your observatory! new

[Re: mikey cee]
#2918712 - 02/09/09 10:54 PM

Love those cedar shingles! A photo like this reminds us why February should be banned from all calendars. Are the plants real? HELL, IS THAT GRASS REAL?

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