My observatory

[Micke187]

I am a little curios how you all have built yours observatorys So post an image of yours if you want.
Here is my little backyard obsy

[Peter802]

Nice looking observatory.
How long did it take you to complete it?

[Juno16]

That is a fine looking obsy Micke187!

Very nice craftsmanship. How nice that would be!

I have so many trees in my view. I have to plan my sessions carefully.

Enjoy your fine creation!

Thanks,
Jim

[Micke187]

Nice looking observatory.
How long did it take you to complete it?

That is a fine looking obsy Micke187!
Thanks! Well if i had all the funding i needed for the build i would have finished it in a week i think. It was a pretty easy build as i am a carpenter for work

Very nice craftsmanship. How nice that would be!

I have so many trees in my view. I have to plan my sessions carefully.

Enjoy your fine creation!

Thanks,
Jim

Thanks !
yeah its really convenient to have and not have to carry out everything when its time to do some imaging. But now after i would maybe built it a little bit bigger then i did.
I have also some trees in the southeast that is in the way but its on the neighbors side so :S

[jrkirkham]

Nice job. You said you would make it a little larger if you had it to do over. How large is it? How much bigger would you make it? It is very attractive. Have you noticed yourself using your equipment more since yu have a place all set up and ready

[Micke187]

Nice job. You said you would make it a little larger if you had it to do over. How large is it? How much bigger would you make it? It is very attractive. Have you noticed yourself using your equipment more since yu have a place all set up and ready

Thanks! Its 220x220cm so 250x250 or more would better. Its a little too narrow to move around in. And if i get a bigger setup in the future i fear its gonna be a little to small..
Oh yeah now when i have a obsy i really am out everytime there is a clear night. Before i was to lazy to setup and it took alot longer to get ready. Now it takes between 5-10minutes and im ready to image! The best thing is i dont need to polar align everytime and balancing and et.c

[helicon]

That's a great little obsy. Wish I had something similar for my 18".

[Bigzmey]

Very nice setup!

[Apollo69s]

Nice cabin-ive have keep my scope inside,im afraid off moisture---

[Micke187]

Yes it can get a little moist in there some days but if see the setup starts to dew up too bad i take the scope and cam inside just in case.
The mount i dont think really gets affected very much.
But i have everything out in the obsy year around and i dont had any issue besides i had to change some usb cables due to the cold.

[Micke187]

That's a great little obsy. Wish I had something similar for my 18".

With such a large scope you would need a much larger obsy then mine i think

[Aratus]

Excellant observatory. It may cost, and be tricky to build an observatory, but the convenience is well worth it.

[Micke187]

Excellant observatory. It may cost, and be tricky to build an observatory, but the convenience is well worth it.

Thanks!
Ah yes if you got the cash and place to build it is really well worth it!
I work at a module construction factory so i got alot material for free so im lucky that way. So the cost wasnt that much for me.
But if i count high you might get a build for maybe 6-700$.