#1  
Old 18-04-2018, 04:54 PM
Gnat (Natalie)
Registered User

Gnat is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Roma, Australia
Posts: 60
Position of Pier

Would appreciate some advice. I think this is the best position for my pier in the backyard. I have the house in the east, the water tank in the south-east, a carport in the north and a garden in the west. Even though my yard is pretty much hemmed-in, I do have a view to the south. Is this position suitable for alignment? Can you foresee any problems?
Thanks for your time.
Nat
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (view from position A (800x533) (640x426).jpg)
61.2 KB106 views
Click for full-size image (_MG_7441 (800x533).jpg)
161.6 KB90 views
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 18-04-2018, 05:48 PM
Imme (Jon)
Registered User

Imme is offline
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Kyneton
Posts: 840
Looks alright to me!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 19-04-2018, 06:27 PM
ZeroID's Avatar
ZeroID (Brent)
Lost in Space ....

ZeroID is offline
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Auckland, NZ
Posts: 4,949
Hi Gnat, it is very similar to my sky options. I have trees in the east to about 80* but they block some of the CBD glow. North is blocked to about 35* by a small extinct (I hope ) volcano and west by a ridge line and trees to about 40*
BUT... I can see the SCP as you do, so in the course of a year everything has to pass by above me, I just have to be patient.
Looks good to me, go for it..
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 20-04-2018, 06:03 AM
leon's Avatar
leon
Registered User

leon is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Warrnambool
Posts: 12,430
What Brent said is quite right, I too had a sky like that and it was not an issue you just have to wait during the year for objects to come over eventually.
I think everyone, unless they live on the Nullabour would have some obstruction in a particular direction.
Dig your hole Nat and go for it.

Leon
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 20-04-2018, 09:39 AM
ZeroID's Avatar
ZeroID (Brent)
Lost in Space ....

ZeroID is offline
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Auckland, NZ
Posts: 4,949
Makes you carefully plan your years imaging\viewing doesn't it Leon ?
Shame you can't plan the clouds as well ..
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 20-04-2018, 04:08 PM
Gnat (Natalie)
Registered User

Gnat is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Roma, Australia
Posts: 60
Thanks everyone. I'll start soon.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-06-2018, 07:18 PM
Gnat (Natalie)
Registered User

Gnat is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Roma, Australia
Posts: 60
Thumbs up slowly getting there

-Moved the garden beds
-Moved thousands of stones (by hand) and levelled the area.
-Bought and put together the resin shed
-Found the position of the rails and pier
-Began digging the pier hole and slab foundation (after having to repeatedly soak the ground as it is so dry out here)
-Pier plate and adapter sorted
and the base for the shed is nearly built...

Next: Finish digging and get the pad and pier poured or convince myself I can do it.
Getting excited even though there are a million unfinished jobs and my carpentry skills are not that great.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 10-06-2018, 10:58 AM
ZeroID's Avatar
ZeroID (Brent)
Lost in Space ....

ZeroID is offline
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Auckland, NZ
Posts: 4,949
Make sure you get isolation between the pier and the slab. My Ob sits on a slightly elevated platform and the pier comes through from the base without any contact. Lets me move around without transferred vibrations, you'd be surprised how little it takes.
And we need pictures .. now. Always good to see another Ob project go up so we can all have our tuppence's worth with suggestions and ideas.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 10-06-2018, 08:30 PM
Gnat (Natalie)
Registered User

Gnat is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Roma, Australia
Posts: 60
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZeroID View Post
Make sure you get isolation between the pier and the slab. My Ob sits on a slightly elevated platform and the pier comes through from the base without any contact. Lets me move around without transferred vibrations, you'd be surprised how little it takes.
And we need pictures .. now. Always good to see another Ob project go up so we can all have our tuppence's worth with suggestions and ideas.
Thanks for that ZeroID, I was wondering about that. As for photos, I will take some when it all starts to come together.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 24-06-2018, 08:31 PM
Gnat (Natalie)
Registered User

Gnat is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Roma, Australia
Posts: 60
Thank goodness reporting is over!

I can now work on the observatory in the afternoons again. It is certainly going at a snail's pace.
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 01-07-2018, 11:19 AM
Gnat (Natalie)
Registered User

Gnat is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Roma, Australia
Posts: 60
It has been very slow progress, but I have reached a milestone.

Don't look too closely. Everything is still temporary. Will do the final positioning of the rails, finish the pier hole and get the pad and pier concreted in after the holidays.
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (rocks.jpg)
20.3 KB47 views
Click for full-size image (IMG_7926.jpg)
52.2 KB44 views
Click for full-size image (IMG_7971.jpg)
201.0 KB46 views
Click for full-size image (IMG_7277a.jpg)
166.0 KB49 views
Click for full-size image (box donea.png)
113.6 KB51 views
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 17-07-2018, 07:39 PM
Gnat (Natalie)
Registered User

Gnat is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Roma, Australia
Posts: 60
More progress

Have cut the shed floor
Found a pier form and have constructed the doors

Next job: Cut the pier plate template and dig the pier hole and lay the concrete.
Getting closer!
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (37101524_2255586031123990_2320387662558527488_n.jpg)
137.7 KB32 views
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +10. The time is now 09:06 PM.

Powered by vBulletin Version 3.8.7 | Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Advertisement
Bintel
Advertisement
Testar
Advertisement