My Observatory Quest
After setting up in the driveway for each night of Astrophotography, I am now out to buy land and build my first (and likely last) Observatory. Follow my efforts in this endeavor here!
Observatory Project: A Final Update Before We Break Ground!
This is my last status report before construction commences on the observatory!
We have made progress on the final stamped plans, the building permit, and hardware acquisition, and I wanted to report on that!
Observatory Project: Opening The Roof!
Now I need to plan for a way to move the roof on the observatory. After getting several recommendation, I decided to go with the SkyRoof System. Working with Jim Collins of IAA, I placed my order and plannned out how it would be installed for my application!
Observatory Project: Final Roof Track System Hardware Selection
After a bit more research, my Roof Hardware choice changed once again. But these choicesare final as I ordered them and now have them on hand. This post updates where things stand with the hardware and reviews the final choices!
Observatory Project: Designing Custom Steel Piers - Part 2 - Cutting Parts With a 4000-watt CO2 Laser!
This is the second part of a series of posts covering the design of some custom steel piers for my observatory. This first post covers the concept and design behind the piers I am building. This post covers the cutting of the parts from plate steel using a 4000 watt CO2 laser!
Observatory Project: Designing Custom Steel Piers - Part I
This is the the first part of a series of posts covering the design of some custom steel piers for my observatory. This first post covers the concept and design behind the peirs I am building.
Observatory Project: Galvanic Corrosion and a Change in Track Selection!
In a recent post I shared some initial hardware selections for the roof track section of my observatory, Since then, I have done some more investigation into Galvanic Corrosion and decided to make some changes. This post will update things! . ,
Observatory Update: Designing the Roll-Off-Roof Track System!
In this post we will do a deeper drive into the design of the Roof Tracking system. This involves the design, hardware selection, roof control system sourcing, and lockdown designs. ,