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My Exploradome came with plastic ring segments that go under the dome skirt to keep the dome from lifting in strong winds. The dome is actually quite...
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Well done.
when a wind comes up while I am doing unattended imaging
If the wind got high enough to lift the lid it's probably not the best of...
Since my POD is up and running I decided to break it in last night. I had a couple of strikes against me: 1) There was a bright moon. 2) It is in the...
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box1.jpg Working on my base for my sky shed pod. I am inclosing the bottom section with Plywood to keep from losing Shell Marl fill then leveling it...
Now that I have my Pod ordered I want to double check with those of you who have observatories. I have often bounced ideas off the forum and that has...
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I built my HomeDome in the backyard. I do have some trees that could have hurt my viewing. So I built a room 12x12 Put my dome on top of that. Mount...
I have an Arduino with a 4-relay shield mounted on it. One of the shield relays turns on 12 volt power to an off-board relay, which in turn switches...
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That looks like the exact relay shield that I have. It does warn that the Arduino's USB port should be insulated with electrical tape. I did have an...
I live in Maine where there's plenty of snow and ice in the winter. What would be the best sealer to put on my concrete pad where my pod observatory...
Thursday I found a Used SkyShed within driving distance 550 km one way. The seller took some additional pics and sent 'em to me, I reviewed them and...
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Since the pictures above were taken I did one more thing, I mounted the Zenith Table. I have no intentions of using it, but if it was stored it would...
I am thinking about adding a brush seal to the bottom of my 8' Exploradome. I figure the logical place to attach it to is the bottom of the rotating...
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Hmmm. The if you can get to the retainer ring mounting bolts, loosening them off, stuffing the brush between the dome and the ring, then...
I have been running my dome in full automatic mode for about a year. When I built the controller, I included automatic rain detection and closure. I...
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Kathy, I am truly amazed at the set-up you have for your sky watching.
To have a dome is... amazing. Then to have all the automation to keep you and...
I have a POD observatory that's been on a deck for several years. I'm going to remove the deck and have a cement slab to put it on. I want to put in...
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If you have bedrock 12 below the surface, then use that as your base. If you can drill into the rock and epoxy rebar into it, then your concrete pier...
My wife and I moved from the Bay Area just outside San Francisco to the suburbs of Orlando, FL to retire (well, sort of- doing consulting :-)). While...
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Great obsy Bruce. I am in the SF Bay Area and also starting to look for a second home under dark skies somewhere in the West. I have been toying with...
Hello everyone!
I'm Astroavani and I have my observatory at the back of the yard. It is located in the city of Canoas, southern Brazil, actually 30º...
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Ah the Parsec observatory, mostly for its world class selenography and planetary imaging.
After deciding where to place the observatory (which by the way wasn't any of the three locations I listed earlier), I finally broke ground and began...
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My plan is to be in the POD when setting up and in the warm room while it makes its captures.
If you had to give up observing in one direction N,S,E,W.. but had to pick one which one.
For example if views would be fine NS but you'd lose E or W...
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Yup, my first blush pick, too. It also will give a good view of the north for polar alignment ( I use SharpCap).
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