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Aug 1, 2007 5:25 pm
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Hi All, I have been working on finnishing the inside walls of my Observatory Windy Ridge Observatory. Look in my Windy Ridge Observatory for photos of the...
Looks good Alan! A lot of observatories seem to be left with unfinished inside walls - maybe it's to preserve a few inches of elbow room, but I definitely like...
Great going, Alan. Aren't those carabiner latches useful? I use them to attach the chains on my refractor tripod, much easier than fiddleing with shaky...
Thanks Kel, I agree with you I like the finnished walls better. The Big pluse in finishing the walls is that you can put insulation inside the walls. I'm a big...
Thanks Carol, Still have to make a new door though, one day I was working in the Observatory when the wind blew the door shut and the latch snaped locked. So I...
Hi and Welcome, Please take time and introduce your selfs and feel free to start posting. Again Welcome, Ala D. Otterson Group Founder / Owner Windy Ridge...
... Hi and thanks for the welcome. I'm currently getting back into astronomy after a break of about 10 years (children do get in the way don't they :) About to...
Hi Mark, Welcome and a nice intro. Flip tops can be lashed down, so far mine hasen't blown away, although my first observatory a prefab metal roll off blew ...
I've just started to construct my backyard observatory. When I moved out of the city to a small village (basically just a crossroads) 15km west of two cities...
Hi all, Three images: http://tinyurl.com/25bbsd http://tinyurl.com/yro7ay http://tinyurl.com/28t2ch Well, it's a start. I needed a temporary solution to image...
Finaly got the phone line fixed last eveaning. Hi All, Sorry, I've been off line for awhile. Last Wensday we were hit buy a big lightning and it fried our...
Hi All, Just got the last peice of inside wall panneling done, YAhoo. Sometime next week I'll get the inside panels painted the I will take some photos. Alan...
Hi everyone, I *really* need to build a flip-top "container" obs on top of the tripod. This image would have benefited from another night's worth of data, but...
Hi Kel I dont have any off the top of my head solutions to your container problem, but just Wanted to thank you for that link... Those are some beautiful ...
Hi kel and All, Great photo, well tracked. When I made my "bird House" Scope cove I used 3'8" plywood and it light weight. Alan ... of ... any ... allow ... ...
Hi All, Well had a bad wekend come through and damaged the roof of the Observatory. Then early Sunday morning I fell down some stairs in our house. Went to ER...
OH ,bummers Alan. Hope you are on the mend. Take it easy and let your buddy do the heavy work. I hope everyrthing is quickly put to right and you can be back...
Thanks everyone. I was thinking maybe I'd add a soft reflective cover on top of whatever I built, to (a) reduce the waterproof requirement on the hard...
Hi Kel, Here's a thought, Make a fake wooden pier box that goes around your tripod, and then add the tip off or I used clamps like those used on tool boxes. ...
Thanks Carol, I think we can replace the roof in a day, my friend is a contractor so he knows what he is doing. I am on the mend. I'll keep you all updated as...
Hi And welcome to all new members, it would be nice if you would stop by and say hello and introduce yourselfs. The same goes for all of you Lookers, Which is...
My name is Jesse, I am an amateur astronomer and I am looking to upgrade from my current set up (a shed that rolls off the telescope) to an full fledge...
Hi Jesse, Most welcome, Feel free to ask any questions and look in the photo and links pages of this group. Clear Skies, ****************** Alan Group...
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