Hi Guys Now that we have a few members on this group i thought i would start things off. It would be great to hear from anyone who has ordered a pod and share ...
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Wayne Parker
skyshedpod
May 23, 2007 7:52 am
Hi Ian, Thanks and best of luck with the group! Thanks also to you and Nick for putting it together. It will be a great knowledge base for U.K. POD owners and...
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nick_podmod
May 23, 2007 5:43 pm
FO those of you who haven't seen it, here's a great demo by Andy Raiford, a SkyShed POD Beta tester http://www.andysshotglass.com/introduction.html Cheers,...
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Ian
spaceknighti
May 24, 2007 7:22 pm
Hi Fellow PODers I have now added the first Photos of the UK Beta POD. Please take a look in the photo section There will be more to follow :o) Ian...
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davidastrovalentine
davidastrova...
May 25, 2007 3:33 pm
This summer I am going to buy an observatory. But will it be a pod? a pulsar dome? a locally made roll off shed? Any of these has to be better than bashing...
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Wayne Parker
skyshedpod
May 25, 2007 8:10 pm
Thanks for posting one of the first messages in this new group! It brings up a very good point. As this is group dedicated to POD, we won't be allowing...
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skyshed-pod-uk@yahoog...
May 26, 2007 8:20 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the skyshed-pod-uk group: There are quite a few colour options available so let's see what people...
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Wayne Parker
skyshedpod
May 26, 2007 3:09 pm
Hi Guys, I was thinking today it's not fair that SkyShed Roll Off customers get SkyShed Pier shop fabrication drawings, and pier footing step-by-step ...
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nick_podmod
May 26, 2007 7:40 pm
Good point Wayne While best not to do a direct comparison it's OK to list the factors to consider when buying any product like this. For me these are the most...
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Owen Roberts
owen.roberts
May 28, 2007 8:04 am
I would prefer an option not offered i.e. all dark green But as that's not POD (as currently available) will I be allowed to say so ;-o See Wayne's reply to...
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nick_podmod
May 28, 2007 8:31 am
The reason we didn't bother offering green (or dark grey) on the dome, because it makes heat management a bit more difficult, with the dome taking up the most...
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nick_podmod
May 29, 2007 10:22 am
Well production has started! And Wayne has just upgraded his POD to an XL-3 by adding 3 Bays, see pics in the photo section here: ...
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ian564623
May 30, 2007 5:11 pm
Hi everybody, Has anybody properly checked whether planning permission is required for a POD? Looking at the government guidelines (start at ...
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nick_podmod
May 30, 2007 5:41 pm
Hi Ian I've had a good look at the site and I've noted the following: "Many kinds of buildings and structures can be built in your garden or on the land around...
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nick_podmod
May 30, 2007 5:41 pm
Ian, I'm very interested to hear of a no streetlighting policy, could you elaborate? I've never heard of this before. It sounds brilliant. Regards Nick ... ...
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Ron. Kelton
ronald114804
May 30, 2007 5:45 pm
Ian, I don't think, although I have not checked officially, that you would incur the wrath of any council if you erected a Pod in your garden. What I would do...
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ian564623
Jun 1, 2007 10:54 am
Nick, Rownhams is an old village, with historical references to 'Runham' going back to at least the 14th century. At the start of the 20th century, when the...
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nick_podmod
Jun 1, 2007 6:25 pm
All The POD comes with a DVD Assembly video, here's a preview in 3 parts: Part 1 http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=3428982299131764742 Part 2 ...
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Ian
spaceknighti
Jun 6, 2007 12:33 pm
Hi PODers I have now added some more photos of the UK POD which is coming together well and should be ready very soon.The photos are in the Altairastro POD UK...
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Ian
spaceknighti
Jun 12, 2007 8:16 pm
As the rain stopped for a while today i managed to get the new flange plates on and the Primary to secondary dome seal which as you can see from the photos was...
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Ian
spaceknighti
Jun 13, 2007 12:07 pm
Hi All, here are some photo shots of the Primary dome brackets and the attached Primary dome to the Walls, I think this really gives a good view of what it...
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Ian
spaceknighti
Jun 13, 2007 8:10 pm
Well thats it the pod is now assembled and ready for action the next steps will be the raised decking and a pier instualation i will post more nfo when ready. ...
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Ian
spaceknighti
Jun 16, 2007 5:05 pm
Hello all, Just to let you all know that the very extreme rain we had the other day was a real good test of the POD for waterproofing, and i can tell you that...
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nick_podmod
Jun 16, 2007 9:34 pm
Hi Ron Here's a link to the UK POD prices and delivery costs (you can pick them up for free too) www.altairastro.com/pod.htm Out of interest, what type of...
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Ron. Kelton
ronald114804
Jun 17, 2007 12:44 pm
Hello again Nick, and thanks for the link. The telescope I have is a Meade LX90 12". I guess I would place it on pier, as the tripod would take up too much...
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Ian Knight
spaceknighti
Jun 17, 2007 12:57 pm
Hi Ron I would say a pier would be a better plan for a permanent set up, and would have the advantage of keeping more floor space to move around, but having ...
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mike_w_dunn
Jun 19, 2007 8:02 pm
Some thoughts on seeing the UK POD photos ...... * It's very .... very .... grey .... Is this because it IS one of the greys, or because it's a Beta pod made...
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Wayne Parker
skyshedpod
Jun 19, 2007 8:39 pm
Hi Mike, I haven't had a chance to look at the photos but I can provide a few answers. Yes that is the production colours of the Lunar Gray dome and Midnight ...
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Ian
spaceknighti
Jun 19, 2007 10:06 pm
Hi Mike, Just to add to what Wayne has just expalined below. The "E" seal that i added on the dome quarter sections i had supplied myself after watching the...
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Mike Dunn
mike_w_dunn
Jun 20, 2007 9:19 am
Cheers guys ... I look forward to the new photos from Ian :) (now why did I think they were from Nick ..... ?) Mike PS - Wayne, note that my last comment was...
