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astrotrf
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Reged: 09/30/07
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Loc: Rodeo, NM
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Re: New Observatory Project - Questions
06/24/08 10:22 AM
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Dave,
I think you can do without a backup generator; all that means is that you'd have to trudge out to the observatory to park the scope and close the roof. In my own case, my rolloff does not close manually, so a backup generator was a necessity.
Out here in the Arizona desert (I'm in Tucson), my own recommendation is to set yourself up remotely so that you do NOT have a computer at the observatory, most especially due to the summertime heat. I operate my own observatory from a climate-controlled room by running networked over a fiber-optic line to Anywhere/USB and Edgeport boxes. As I said, I roll the roof manually, but it wouldn't be hard to automate this with a serial-controlled SPDT AC relay.
You might consider running a video line, too, so you can use a low-light-level camera to take a peek at the equipment once in a while. It's a real confidence-builder when you command the roof to close *knowing* that the scope is properly parked!
I'd be happy to try to answer any questions you might have.
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Terry (astrotrf)
Edited by astrotrf (06/24/08 10:29 AM)
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