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dmilleraz
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Reged: 06/20/08
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Loc: Phoenix, AZ
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Re: New Observatory Project - Questions
06/25/08 01:34 PM
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Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I have been reading through all of the threads and have really learned a great deal. The jatobservatory.com site has been extremely helpful as well.
In response to "astrotrf", my concern about a backup generator is that I won't always be at the observatory or even close. My main home is in North Phoenix and the observatory is about 170 miles or so from my house. Most of the summer I will be at the cabin but in the winter I will be in Phoenix.
When I read through the post again I am thinking you meant running the fiber to the cabin and not having a computer in the observatory. That makes a lot of sense and then I don't have to worry about backup power for the roll-off. I'm glad I read that twice.
Another question I have is related to the roll-off I am putting at my house in Phoenix. As we all know, the heat and sun in Phoenix are incredible during the summer. I am worried about the heat ruining the equipment. What are the possibilities or has anyone used an a/c for the observatory. I know I saw one on jatobservatory.com but I think it was a simple on/off a/c. (not sure?) What I would like to do is automate the a/c so that it would set the temperature based on the next nights low. I am not a computer programmer so I have no idea how to do this but if the scope is kept at that temperature then cool down is not an issue. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Dave Miller
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