Telescope Reviews: Re: New Observatory Project

I can really identify with the instant gratification, I am the worlds worst at waiting. My boss likes to remind me that I am a nurse who has no patience. Clever play on words but all too true!

I prowled around CN for months before I began my observatory, read every thread probably three times and looked at all the pix over and over. I actually bought some property along with my brother about 50 miles outside of town with every intention of building an obs on it. In the end my observatory was built on top of my garage here in town. Ready to observe in 10 minutes and no drive time. I was fortunate enough to hook-up with Scott at Backyard Observatories and he was skilled enough to take my designs and turn them into an observatory that not only meets my needs (and skills) today but can grow along with me.

The time that you spend researching and learning about observatories and control systems now will reap benefits that can save you hours of frustration and lots of dollars downstream.

You have a scope and mount that many of us have fantasies about and would probably drool on if allowed to stand at the EP. That combination deserves a set-up that will allow you to enjoy it to the fullest. Take your time in the planning stage, there are a number of CN members in the South West and given half a chance they'd love to help you along this journey. There are several Observatory Control options available, a Google search will net you at least a dozen sites.

Astronomy is a hole in the sky to throw money into, the more research you do now the better your aim will be and the fewer shots/dollars you'll waste.

If you just tell us what your budget is ALL of us will happily "help" you spend it!

Once again Welcome to CN and thanks for becoming part of our community!

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1965Healey (Karen)
Woodlawn Lake Observatory
Celestron CPC 800/FT MIcro/APT Wedge
SV NHNG 80mm #0261/CG5-GT
Celestron Omni 150 XLT
Losmandy rails/rings
Starizona CWeight system
Celestron Neximage
Sony a100 DSLR/ZigView S2
Meade DS60's w/Autostar (2)
Meade LPI/Meade DSI-C/DSI ProII
750cc Honda Shadow Spirit (Thanks Dad!)
1965 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII

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