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Dome Sweet Dome.
The down side is quite simple, $$$. Upfront costs are steep, but resale values are great and they can be removed and reassembled when you move house or sell up.
These Sirius domes are both over 15 years old and in superb condition, a joy to use and much better than a roll off - you can image in conditions that would be quite a challenge normally and the thermal properties are superb - The big dome contains Solar scopes and stays reasonably cool on the hottest of days. At night time, they reach equilibrium with the outside world in seconds as the warm air inside escapes, but they still fend off dew for quite some time.
It's hard to make that sort of investment as a beginner though, but if you are a lifer...
BTW any observatory is a bazillion times better than no observatory!
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