My Convertible Observatory

Meade Lx200c 10” with ‘Mini Meade’ on a perm pier w/ swedge. The pier is a 7” by 1/4" by 36" pipe I hade welded with plate and bolted to concrete. All surrounded by a Rubbermaid 6x6x6 Shed with a removable roof. I get a surprisingly good angle of attack and only loose about 20 deg. Everything runs on USB into the house (1 cable excluding power) I live in Colorado (as you can see by the house farm behind me) so it gets really really cold and its nice to work inside.

Any comments besides sweeping and shooting out my neighbors lights would be welcome.

Cheers Bill Russell

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Bill,

Aren't you afraid of theft in keeping your scope in such a thing as this? Also, how easy is the roof to remove or have you micky-moused it perhpas so that it is easier for your needs somewhow? I want to do something similar, but am afraid to go ahead without asking all the right questions first. Any advise will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark

William,
How do your observatory handle winds(average to high)?