Observatory Construction


 

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Below are some pictures of the Observatory. Please click on a picture to popup a larger view.

Located out 700' from the house and other buildings on the farm
The South Side
The North Side
The East Side
The West Side
Roof in off position
Roof slides easy with a hand powered boat wench for slow safe movement
I used crowned rafters for clearance for the telescope when the roof was in the "on" position.
New addition to the observatory. The Trailer/Control Room
Another view on the trailer
The 12" Meade LX200GPS with 4.5" F/17 Cassegrain guide telescope
Same main instrument with a Meade 90mm ETX telescope as the guide instrument

Updated 04-13-2006
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