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ROR during construction
Framing of front half of split-roof on sliders is in progress. Back...

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Aleko motor and gear rail (rough-in) on ROR retrofit
With my ROR retrofit project I added Aleko 900 series mid-span on e...

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View from deck on November afternoon
November’s new moon tonight and naturally will be experiencing gale...

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Visual test with my PW14
Have neighbors who show interest in looking thru eyepiece on my obs...

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ROR retrofit in-progress
Have the roof panels leaning against North wall (so doesn’t kill of...

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Lifting roof panel today
With ROR retrofit I was salvaging my split-roof panels. Lifting the...

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Roof panel lifted and straddling gantry before final mounting
With my observatory reconfiguration to ROR from split-roof I’ve re-...

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Lumber arrived for ROR observatory
Size will be 8’x8’. Using all pressure-treated lumber. 2x6 base rin...

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Rearranging OTA on observatory pier
I decided to pull TSA120 off pier and rearrange other scopes to mak...

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Split Roof observatory (in construction)
Finally have the Onduvilla shingle roofing completed. The wide ridg...

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ROR retrofit in progress - Aug 29 pic
I’ve received 2 more wheels and added mid-span wheels (so 3 per sid...

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ME-II/OAE will be on pier again shortly
I’m in process of swapping from 42” bisque pier to Pier-Tech PT3 an...

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SGP with QHY600 selections
Had basic 2020.09.22 QHY drivers with 2020.08.26 QHY SDK deployed i...

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Mid-Renovation with old split-roof disassembled
Four days into the ROR retro-fit on my 8x8 observatory. The split-r...

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Snapshot with local boat in foreground as pre-dawn shadow in cloud...

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Starting on rolling frame for ROR
With ROR roof retrofit I decided to fabricate basic rolling frame....

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Split Roof Observatory Open
View from East. Photo taken 6/25/20 (about a week from completion o...

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Split Roof Observatory (in construction)
View from street (south) with split roof open. Photo taken on on 6/...

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Using ratchet strap hoist to position PierTech PT3
When I swapped out SB 42” pier for adjustable PT3 in Dec 2022 I nee...

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QHY FilterWheel ASCOM driver choice
Correct choice for 4-pin is highlighted ; the one ended in 2st is n...

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Updated photo of counter-lift inside observatory
I changed angle iron piece attached to 2x8 from 1.5x1.5 to 3x2. Thi...

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North wall counter lift updated
Photo after exchanged the 1.5x1.5 angle iron piece for 3x2 on the 2...

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Interior pic during observatory renovation
The foamboard insulation is in progress (two layers of R-1 added on...

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Mewlon 180c with ADM Alt-Az guider added
To handle orthogonal issues with my side-by-side I installed ADM ma...