Shoot man two feet of snow is a lot for anyone. Sure I’ve dealt with more but nothing to brag about. Shoot parts of the country get 6 inches and it shuts them down as they never get it and don’t have the equipment to deal with it. Snow wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t snow on cars and the roads. Anyway being able to say “my observatory” gives you like major coolness in my book. I just got a deck to stand on to look at the stars and I think that’s pretty cool. I want me an observatory now.
From the title I too thought for a moment someone had strolled out his back patio, past his crematorium / BBQ smoker, past his uranium reprocessing plant, and made a left at his aluminium smelter to visit his observatory.
From the title I too thought for a moment someone had strolled out his back patio, past his crematorium / BBQ smoker, past his uranium reprocessing plant, and made a left at his aluminium smelter to visit his observatory.
Here we go with no snow and same telescope during the day. Getting ready for some solar observing.
also, where’s the member around here a few months ago talking about his backyard observatory, discovering/naming a comet, etc.? seems y’all need to hang-the-f-out
Tell me please about how (mechanically) the roof apparently splits and moves outward over each pergola-looking structure at the wings?
I believe that would be @Jones in LA
The two roof sections are built on a 6"x6" wooden frame. Wheels support the roof structure and ride on steel rails across the outriggers. One side rides on an inverted V rail and the other on a flat rail, this keeps the sections aligned when moving. Electric winch on each side does the work.
