Deer Run ObservatoryPosted By Matthew Gauthier |
Greetings from rual Georgia. Nice to see lots of ideas here. It's the information that I got from places like this that finally got me modivated to build my observatory.
I've got a 10'x12' roll off roof. Walls are 7' high, high enough to block wind and not block any of the sky. Inside is a 14"LX200, it was a big move up from my 10" sct I had for about 10 years, but well worth it.
I'm also lucky enough to have some really dark skies. 'My' milky way goes all the way to the southern horizon and about 30-35 degrees to the northern one.
The building is located about 300 feet from my house in an open area of a few acres. I had a hard time getting my wireless network out that far but Linksys came up with a repeater which really does a great job.
I've got construction images etc on my webpage at
http://www.deerrunobservatory.com/
Clear Skies!
Matthew
I've got a 10'x12' roll off roof. Walls are 7' high, high enough to block wind and not block any of the sky. Inside is a 14"LX200, it was a big move up from my 10" sct I had for about 10 years, but well worth it.
I'm also lucky enough to have some really dark skies. 'My' milky way goes all the way to the southern horizon and about 30-35 degrees to the northern one.
The building is located about 300 feet from my house in an open area of a few acres. I had a hard time getting my wireless network out that far but Linksys came up with a repeater which really does a great job.
I've got construction images etc on my webpage at
http://www.deerrunobservatory.com/
Clear Skies!
Matthew