Observatory is Built...Big Picture Warning

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April 18, 2017, 09:56 PM

james_1234

Observatory is Built...Big Picture Warning

Very nice. Wish I had the space and money to install one in my back yard. Looks great.

April 18, 2017, 10:01 PM

chellim1

Very cool!

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April 18, 2017, 10:04 PM

RHINOWSO

What kind of telescope are you installing?

Thanks for the pics!

April 18, 2017, 10:16 PM

nhtagmember

right now (for the next few months) I will be using my Vixen APO which is portable. But ultimately I am looking at getting a 16" astrograph with the intent of getting into digital astrophotography

going to start easy and work my way up to more difficult targets - the learning curve is pretty steep, and the equipment costs can start to go ballistic - so one step at a time

will start with stacked black and white, get comfortable with that. Then will do stacked black and white through color filters to generate the color images.

I will take it as far as I can

April 19, 2017, 04:37 AM

mbinky

And I thought looking at the moon through my TA31 was cool....

Congratulations and good work. It really is nice to see people investing themselves into things they love.

I am jealous.

April 19, 2017, 05:38 AM

blueye

Very cool

April 19, 2017, 06:42 AM

Georgeair

Very nice.

Now GO GET MY GODDAMN PHONBOOK!!!

April 19, 2017, 10:19 AM

Deqlyn

nice!

dome must be heavy, i see a lil' roof sag

April 19, 2017, 10:24 AM

rainman64

I have one in my 3 year plan for construction.

Want to attend my build party?

Looks great!

April 19, 2017, 10:36 AM

Kadin

That's cool as hell!

April 19, 2017, 04:05 PM

nhtagmember

the sag isn't from the weight of the dome - I can actually rotate the dome using one finger - its that well supported

the sag is from the HDPE flashing that forms part of the roof line - it needs to be adjusted quite a bit on 3 of the four sides - I may end up getting rid of it if I can't get it to fit right

it is a bit of an eyesore when I look at it

waiting for the paint to dry on the inside and hop to get the second coat applied this week

April 19, 2017, 04:26 PM

np149

Wow! That is so cool! Every time I read one of these posts, it makes me want to drag my stuff out of storage and play. Maybe some day. Keep posting in the meantime. I need to live vicariously!

April 19, 2017, 04:27 PM

1967Goat

WOW!
AWESOME!

April 19, 2017, 05:12 PM

StarTraveler

Nice! Really looking forward to seeing some of your photos of the heavens.

April 19, 2017, 07:58 PM

46and2

Very cool.

April 19, 2017, 08:38 PM

4x5

Very nice! I would love something like that - I'm getting too old to move my C8 anymore.

April 19, 2017, 08:53 PM

BamaJeepster

Really cool - my 12 year old was really interested when I showed him. He has a little telescope he likes looking at the stars with. This is a whole other level!

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