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Jul 1, 2007 5:25 pm
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Hi All, Happy 4th to you all. Remember this group is for sharing, SO LETS GET SHARING!!!!!!!!!!! Alan Group Founder & Owner Windy Ridge Observatory...
Well were up to 88 members now, But you wouldn't know it. This is about one of the most closed mouth groups I have seen. A few of you have posted but not...
Alan, Forgive my lurking, but I am only learning about my options for building an observatory. I really don't have anything to contribute. Until I start to...
Hi George, Thanks, and I don't realy mind lurkers, but it would be nice if they would just introduce themselfs. Your speculations are more than likely correct....
Ah, yes. Well. I -think- mine is completed. I say think, because I have not had a chance to even open the roof with all the rain. So I don't know how well...
Hi Hurbert, Wish we had that problem, Its been so dry here for the last couple of months, That the grass is brown and crunches when you wlak on it. Alan ... ...
Hi Alan, I'll start the ball rolling then. I'm Ray Schmidt of Melbourne, Australia. I have a 14" LX200GPS but nowhere decent to use it yet. I have just...
Hi Alan Just using the "observatory" for summer viewing and staying up late at night. And working on a new 4" refractor. And going to my first star party in...
Hi Carol, Sounds like your having fun, I remember way back in our old Astronomy club all of the great star Parties we had. What are the specs of your 4"...
Hi everyone, I just received my Dark Sky Panels, & am trying to assemble them in my spare time (not much of that these days). These will surround my tripod &...
Hi Kel, No I haven't used them but have heard of them. Post some photos whenever you get it assembled. I wonder if Sky & Telescope or Astonomy Magazine has ...
Hiya! Somewhat local observers, but most of them in the south end of San Fran Bay, 50 miles away. I 've been on their email list for 5 years, but never met any...
Hi Kel I made my own to suit space and configurations, and save cost.. Eventually fabric will replace the plastic, but it works very well for now. My next door...
Thanks Al and Carol. I haven't found much on the Dark Sky Panels outside of their website, except for some threads on Cloudy Nights which was very informative....
Hi Kel, Somw where I remember seeing another setup that had some type of screens or pannels for his observatory setup. I'll try to find it and post it. Alan ...
Hi Alan, Do you think we might get a little more chat if members were to give a quick overview of their equipment and types of astronomy they are interested...
Very good idea Rob, I designed my observatory around my old orange c8 " telescope. It doesn't have any GPs nor automatic features. Also I made it to a specific...
I added another picture in my Smoggy Bottom photo album. It shows the setup for an observing session. Found a couple of things that won't work. There is a...
Hi All, I was working on installing the masonite panels for my observatory when all of a sudden the Door blue shut and I found myself locked in. I could have...
Hi All And welcome all new members, It would be nice if you would say hello and introduce yourselfs. And that goes for all of you that just look. Had I known...
Hi Alan, Iguess that many of your visitors/members are like me - have a telescope but no observatory yet, so have nothing to contribute at this stage -...
Hi Ray, I understand that all to well, But i would think that they would have design questions construction and so forth. Even just to introduce themselfs...
... Hi Alan, Just read your note and figured I drop in and introduce myself. My name is Mike Millan and I live in central NJ. I joined up earlier this week to...
Hi Mike and Welcome, I didn't meen to sound nitter or hard handed, I know that Howm Owners Assoc. can be a real problom for some of you. Each H. O. A. S< has...
Howdy, Mike! Here if not anywhere else, you will find a creative bunch of observatory builders. The shelter for your scope, and shade from earthlight also ...
Hi All, Carol and others check this out, Wish I had something like this no bugs no cold. While not a Flip Top Nor a Clamshel it is still a uniwue obsevatory. ...
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