Chris Schroeder
Postmaster
Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 6565
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow
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What is that green stuff of which you speak? 
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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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idahoman
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Reged: 11/25/05
Posts: 473
Loc: Idaho, USA
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Ha, ha -- yep, the plants and grass are real. This was the only way I could convince my wife.
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A Guy In Idaho
43° 31' N 112° 4' W
4780 ft elevation
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Agelos Kechagias
newbie
Reged: 01/12/09
Posts: 7
Loc: Greece
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And here is my octadome
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Chris Schroeder
Postmaster
Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 6565
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow
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Interesting design, how does the dome turn?
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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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Nick Lloyd
He asked for it
Reged: 10/24/06
Posts: 2156
Loc: cincinnati
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Quote:
Are the plants real? HELL, IS THAT GRASS REAL?
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"The best scope is the one you use." -rcg
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Agelos Kechagias
newbie
Reged: 01/12/09
Posts: 7
Loc: Greece
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For now with my hands but i have plans for electrical turn.
Summer is the right time for that. 
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m2434
super member
Reged: 01/01/09
Posts: 165
Loc: Boston, Ma
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jrcrilly, wow, I've seen pics of your observatory before, in fact it is the inspiration for what I plan to do (hopefully) next year. Good to know where the idea came from!
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DrBuck
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Reged: 12/10/08
Posts: 274
Loc: Susanville, No. Calif.
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I have posted a picture of this observatory before at 4250 feet elevation in North East California. But it now has a new pier, equatorial CGE mount and a Takahashi FS 152
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DrBuck
Roll off Roof Observatory,
CGE on concrete and steel pier
Takahashi FS 152 Fluorite apo refractor
Televue 85MM Apochromatic refractor
12 inch LX 200 gps smt uhtc
Nikon D-90 with 18-200mm AF VR lens
Canon 15x50 IS Binoculars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/697650grr/?saved=1
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DrBuck
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Reged: 12/10/08
Posts: 274
Loc: Susanville, No. Calif.
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and a photo from inside the OBS
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DrBuck
Roll off Roof Observatory,
CGE on concrete and steel pier
Takahashi FS 152 Fluorite apo refractor
Televue 85MM Apochromatic refractor
12 inch LX 200 gps smt uhtc
Nikon D-90 with 18-200mm AF VR lens
Canon 15x50 IS Binoculars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/697650grr/?saved=1
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Chris Schroeder
Postmaster
Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 6565
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow
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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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csa/montana
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40281
Loc: montana
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Agelos: Welcome to Cloudy Nights! Glad to have you join us here, & especially to share your very unique Observatory with us!
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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
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40281
Loc: montana
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Wow! Beautiful pier, & of course 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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DrBuck
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Reged: 12/10/08
Posts: 274
Loc: Susanville, No. Calif.
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Thank you-----The reason its in 2 or 3 pieces is that I extended the lower piece that used to support an LX-200-----I'm kinda glad I did since the metal part of the pier now weighs 175 pounds 
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DrBuck
Roll off Roof Observatory,
CGE on concrete and steel pier
Takahashi FS 152 Fluorite apo refractor
Televue 85MM Apochromatic refractor
12 inch LX 200 gps smt uhtc
Nikon D-90 with 18-200mm AF VR lens
Canon 15x50 IS Binoculars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/697650grr/?saved=1
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csa/montana
Den Mother
Reged: 05/14/05
Posts: 40281
Loc: montana
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Really nice; now if you can just get the weather to cooperate! 
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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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DrBuck
sage
Reged: 12/10/08
Posts: 274
Loc: Susanville, No. Calif.
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Its supposed to clear up in a couple of days. But I am not really complaining---we are still in a bad drought here!!  I don't expect a reply since this is not on topic----
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DrBuck
Roll off Roof Observatory,
CGE on concrete and steel pier
Takahashi FS 152 Fluorite apo refractor
Televue 85MM Apochromatic refractor
12 inch LX 200 gps smt uhtc
Nikon D-90 with 18-200mm AF VR lens
Canon 15x50 IS Binoculars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/697650grr/?saved=1
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Timber
sage
Reged: 11/08/08
Posts: 394
Loc: SW foothills of Mt. St. Helens
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Hi Idahoman.
Nice looking Obs (and yard).
Is that fence on the property line? If it is, did you have to get a variance to be able to build next to the property line, or do you not have set-back rules in Idaho?
Richard
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My four beautiful Saluki's; Barron, Sophie, Majnun and Kassandra, and I live on a small, rural, remote farm.
No close neighbors,
No streetlights,
No private security lights,
No power poles,
No traffic,
No TV,
No HOA
No Mosquitoes
Rather Wonderful
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mikey cee
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/18/07
Posts: 3530
Loc: bellevue ne.
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Yeah I noticed that setback or lack thereof also! He probably didn't get a permit! 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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Bernard Murdoch
member
Reged: 01/13/08
Posts: 85
Loc: Montreal
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Not quite an observatory so hope you don't mind my putting it in this thread.
When it's 0 degrees or below, this makes astrophotography possible for me. I have a small heater in there set at about 40 degrees, fine when I have ski pants and a parka on! My Mac also appreciates the above freezing temperature.
The base is nothing more than a 4 x 8' sheet of plywood. The structure will eventually be integrated into a roll-off roof obs.
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Skywatcher 8" f5 Newt
Celestron C80ED
Antares Sentinel 80mm
EQ6 Pro
Mod. Canon 20D, Meade DSI
Baader MPCC
IDAS LP2
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DrBuck
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Reged: 12/10/08
Posts: 274
Loc: Susanville, No. Calif.
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Quote:
Not quite an observatory so hope you don't mind my putting it in this thread.
Looks like you do some observing from there, I think that qualifies as an observatory to me. Congrats on your ingenuity, I live in snow country also and I have a 4x8 warm room in the back of the observatory under the roll off roof where I keep a catalytic heater also. However, having the scope set up on a rock solid mount and constantly Polar aligned is worth its weight in gold. The other night I took some photos at around 8 pm. put the CGE in home position and hibernate. Went to bed, rolled the roof off again at 3:30 A.M., woke up the CGE and started taking pictures of the LULIN comet since it was still aligned perfectly. Really convenient---------!! 
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DrBuck
Roll off Roof Observatory,
CGE on concrete and steel pier
Takahashi FS 152 Fluorite apo refractor
Televue 85MM Apochromatic refractor
12 inch LX 200 gps smt uhtc
Nikon D-90 with 18-200mm AF VR lens
Canon 15x50 IS Binoculars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/697650grr/?saved=1
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Bernard Murdoch
member
Reged: 01/13/08
Posts: 85
Loc: Montreal
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Thank you doctor!
I've noticed that posters who have the kind of set-up you have are so much more productive than the average astrophotographer. The weather here is so iffy that I'm always hungry to do more imaging.This was my first step en route to an observatory where I can have my equipment ready at a moment's notice.
Thank's for the encouragement!
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Skywatcher 8" f5 Newt
Celestron C80ED
Antares Sentinel 80mm
EQ6 Pro
Mod. Canon 20D, Meade DSI
Baader MPCC
IDAS LP2
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