Hello all. First time poster!
Anyway, I live in a somewhat light poluted area and my neighbor always leaves their backporch light on which is like a beacon flooding my whole backyard with light.
Anyway, I found this site:
http://www.darkskystuff.com/
I think their product is kinda cool but expensive. I mean, it looks like simple PVC pipe with canvas. We are thinking about getting one of those 10' x 8' metal stoage buildings that costs like $200. My idea was to build a couple of these light shields. I would basically keep my telescope in the storage building and when I wanted to observe, I would just pull it out and setup my light shields.
Anyone doing something similar to this? What I am really having trouble is finding the canvas material to use. I have guestimated that the PVC cost would be about $10 per panel. Lowes around here has some tarp material but when I hold it up to the store lights, I can see through it. I want something that blocks light. Any ideas? I even considered using cardboard and spray paint it with some type of weather-proofing stuff to keep the dew from destroying it.
Thanks for any help.
cb meeks
Anyway, I live in a somewhat light poluted area and my neighbor always leaves their backporch light on which is like a beacon flooding my whole backyard with light.
Anyway, I found this site:
http://www.darkskystuff.com/
I think their product is kinda cool but expensive. I mean, it looks like simple PVC pipe with canvas. We are thinking about getting one of those 10' x 8' metal stoage buildings that costs like $200. My idea was to build a couple of these light shields. I would basically keep my telescope in the storage building and when I wanted to observe, I would just pull it out and setup my light shields.
Anyone doing something similar to this? What I am really having trouble is finding the canvas material to use. I have guestimated that the PVC cost would be about $10 per panel. Lowes around here has some tarp material but when I hold it up to the store lights, I can see through it. I want something that blocks light. Any ideas? I even considered using cardboard and spray paint it with some type of weather-proofing stuff to keep the dew from destroying it.
Thanks for any help.
cb meeks