I have the HD-10 with the full automation package and have been working through the process of debugging everything and I hit a fairly good-sized problem...
This weekend while taking advantage of awesome weather to break the new dome in I noticed the "top" shutter became disengaged while rolling it back to open the...
Hi Does anyone have experience of managing side by side mounted telescopes in a dome? My initial concern is whether the slotted opening in the roof will be...
About once a week, one of our PD10s loses its azimuth orientation. This means that the dome rotates to the wrong position, and our scope cannot see out of the...
I didnt immediately know where else to ask.... At a garage sale, I picked up a super precision component of what I think is an eyepiece of a telescope that...
My new HD-10 arrived Thursday morning after a bit of a hassle around the delivery (crate was too big for the local depot to unload onto the ground). The HD-10...
Hello All, Well the screen door is on now and all that is left is to paint the roof white to reflect the sun. The control room is from 8° to 12° degrees form...
Here's my effort. http://syd.tigranetworks.co.uk/Observatory I'm still working on the interior at the moment, but the basic structure and the dome is complete....
I started construction on a new domed observatory in November of 2003. This is a two story building with a 14'x14' floor. It makes use of the HD-10 and ...
I would like to that Dave Lane and Dennis Persyk for posting the pictures that actually allowed me to locate the problem in the cabling for the shutter. I...
I spent the day installing the wiring and cabling for the dome drive and electric shutter. When I went to try it out I ran into an immediate problem. The...
During spring I've installed a HD6-S dome with a swing-out door. This option is not standard but works perfectly. Pictures are available on my "basic" website...
Well, spent today taking the dome apart from ground level and reassembling it on the walls. Took our time with it, but everything is rotating as it should...
Jerry called me last night to inform me that my 10' dome (w/pre-assembly) will be shipping out on Friday! All of a sudden, it is a lot more real. Looking...
I was really far into debt. Like Most I was in Financial dispair. I could not seem to get ahead no matter how hard I tried. Untill I found this place. ...
Hello Gentlemen at Performance Building Systems in Colorado- I have acquired some scenic property overlooking a lake on a slightly sloping hillside. I want to...
I realize the members of this list are TI dome users, but I wanted to ask for general advise in choosing a dome. Some of you who own a TI HD-6(S or T) dome,...
Hi All; Well 1st light tells me that my polar alignment needs lots of work. Ease of use form Meade's Pictor 416XTE to SBIG ST-2000XM, need to set prim focus...
Well finally have the siding up and flashing installed. I am at present working on the door which I am building myself. My walls are 48" tall and I am probably...
http://Slooh.com is offering a free three-day trial subscription, for which no credit card number is required. If you sign up for the freebie on June 6, 7, or...
I finally made some progress on my walkway. Please take a look. http://users.tcworks.net/~djlewis/astronomy/obswalkway/index.htm Thank you, Don Lewis...
... Dear All, Good morning. My name is John, and I want to build a Geodesic Dome in Houston. Would any of you have any videos, pictures, advice, etc. of your...
I recently spent about 6 hours putting together numerious photos, along with a lot of article content, on my experience putting up my HD-6T dome. Even after...
Hello All: Well after 8 months (15 weekends) SDS Observatory is completed. Now all I need are clear skies to align and take first light with SBIG's ST-2000XM...
Fellow domeheads, Finally got my dome installed on the walls! Sorry for the lack of updates however I've either been at work or working on the obs.<g> Here is...
My latest New Images page has comet pictures and some images of the inside of the ten-foot Pro Dome illustrating the imaging set up. Please take a look. ...
Has anyone out there by any chance got engineering drawings of a Meade SuperWedge mounted atop a concrete pier? I want to get a plate made up for the top of my...
I got the OSB walls up and now I need to figure out how to flash the dome and the octagon walls. I need something to go over the exterior wall and siding and...
Hello All, Well things are going good now as the pier and control room are up now. The control room has about two weekends left to complete and will be ready...
