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  1. My new observatory (8 replies)
  2. Home Observatory build (3 replies)
  3. New Obbservatory build - questions for cladding (5 replies)
  4. Quick n Dirty Mini Observatory (11 replies)
  5. 33South Observatory - another new one gets underway (3 replies)
  6. Smart WIFI remote Power board ? (2 replies)
  7. Stop condensation in your observatory.. (0 replies)
  8. New Observatory or what I like to call it, getting ready for retirement. (120 replies)
  9. IBC Tank observatory! (28 replies)
  10. Tired of continual set-ups in the cold and wet (5 replies)
  11. Finding Yass Valley Astronomical Society (7 replies)
  12. Pier question (13 replies)
  13. An observatory is born (12 replies)
  14. Yet another observatory build (13 replies)
  15. Uni strut for roll off roof rails. (13 replies)
  16. Thought on dome wheels and track please (5 replies)
  17. Keeping bugs/ants off a permanent pier. (11 replies)
  18. Tall pier advice (11 replies)
  19. Woodspring Observatory (2 replies)
  20. ROR build. Piers are a start. (13 replies)
  21. Heavy dew on observatory floor with roof open (7 replies)
  22. Dunny-doo observatory (25 replies)
  23. LED lights for Observatory (9 replies)
  24. Observatory axis N/S or E/W? (6 replies)
  25. RAck and Pinion for Roll off roof (5 replies)
  26. Sliding track and wheels. (0 replies)
  27. New observatory build (147 replies)
  28. Painting the dome (7 replies)
  29. some interesting design features for telescope shelters (3 replies)
  30. Door for Sky Shed Pod. (0 replies)
  31. Advice sort roll off roof (9 replies)
  32. C Channel (4 replies)
  33. Home Observatory Build (12 replies)
  34. Roll off roof rail (4 replies)
  35. New observatory roll off roof (12 replies)
  36. Mini load or Mix your own Question (8 replies)
  37. Best Observertaory building for a C8 Evolution Edge HD with Star Sense (2 replies)
  38. Observatory Build (118 replies)
  39. Oska's Rest (17 replies)
  40. DIY Observatory Question (6 replies)
  41. Calculating wall height for roll of roof observatory question. (7 replies)
  42. AVX Pier Design (0 replies)
  43. Cheap pier adaptor for Eq5 (16 replies)
  44. Options to retrofit automation into a 2M Sirius Dome (5 replies)
  45. council approval (7 replies)
  46. NexDome no longer available in Australia (9 replies)
  47. Roll off Roof obs for under $700 (12 replies)
  48. wireless fob Lesvedome control (3 replies)
  49. Greenline obs at Testar - thoughts? (8 replies)
  50. Starchaser Harts Road Krawarree. (12 replies)
  51. Lonely Spoon Observatory (15 replies)
  52. Any ideas for a micro observatory? (12 replies)
  53. check list for parts and ideas (0 replies)
  54. Im building a dome (82 replies)
  55. Pier Depths (3 replies)
  56. What to do with an old Boltwood (v1) (1 replies)
  57. Convert a plastic shed into a ROR (48 replies)
  58. Best tracks and rollers for ROR (12 replies)
  59. ROR with a plastic garden shed (7 replies)
  60. Pier build - Vic (6 replies)
  61. How did you build your roll off roof? (9 replies)
  62. Porepunkah Observatory (13 replies)
  63. AVX pier mount plate (1 replies)
  64. My diy observatory (6 replies)
  65. Eagleview Observatory - Construction of Australia's Highest Observatory (552 replies)
  66. Cedar shed ROR (5 replies)
  67. Building a roll off roof observatory! (2 replies)
  68. Dehudifier use in observatory (10 replies)
  69. New ROR observatory (14 replies)
  70. Mount/Telescope cover (5 replies)
  71. Motor for Roll Off Roof (9 replies)
  72. The dob pod (4 replies)
  73. Any recommended builders? (15 replies)
  74. Recommendations please: wireless camera to check on the mount (10 replies)
  75. Garage conversion advice (9 replies)
  76. Flexible soft-top telescope cover??? (25 replies)
  77. dome (3 replies)
  78. Swan Reach Imaging Services (82 replies)
  79. How can I automate my obs clamshell roof (10 replies)
  80. Roll on roll off shed type observatory (12 replies)
  81. NexDome Rotation Control System (7 replies)
  82. Dehumidifiers in Observatories (24 replies)
  83. New obs - how close to my fence line? (6 replies)
  84. Telescope types for automated/remote observatory (4 replies)
  85. New observatory - agile approach (19 replies)
  86. Where to buy ring guide rollers? (0 replies)
  87. scope pad placement? (3 replies)
  88. Winch for slide off roof (6 replies)
  89. Future Observatory (14 replies)
  90. First stage of my home Observatory (7 replies)
  91. Roll off roof builder? (5 replies)
  92. How much sky? (4 replies)
  93. Raised Observatory - Versaclad (6 replies)
  94. Remote Dome setup (6 replies)
  95. New Raised Observatory. Flex problem. (16 replies)
  96. 3mx5m R.O.R (15 replies)
  97. NexDome Deck Underway South Coast (78 replies)
  98. Roll off roof - how did you do yours? (8 replies)
  99. Off grid powering the obsi (14 replies)
  100. New Observatory Build Help (10 replies)
  101. Automating my Observatory (18 replies)
  102. Motorizing roll off roof? (11 replies)
  103. Container Observatory Build. (25 replies)
  104. Permanent pier supplier, Melbourne (6 replies)
  105. Insulation for sliding shed roof (11 replies)
  106. Any useable removable pier options? (8 replies)
  107. Observatory Building Plans (4 replies)
  108. Anth's Observatory (29 replies)
  109. ROR Obsy: Chronicles of a total amateur (9 replies)
  110. Amateur Observatory Tours by Video (1 replies)
  111. Roll off roof obsy...a fundamental decision to be made (6 replies)
  112. Anyone in Canberra or surrounds install domes? (16 replies)
  113. a really small observatory? (3 replies)
  114. Corrosion at base of pier (15 replies)
  115. Astro-Smart weather and SQM (3 replies)
  116. New observatory (431 replies)
  117. Free cutting and welding for piers in Melbourne (0 replies)
  118. Toadhall Observatory (24 replies)
  119. Anyone recognise this ROR Ob?? (2 replies)
  120. Sky shed pod flooring ideas (1 replies)
  121. My Observatory (22 replies)
  122. My Observatory (7 replies)
  123. Not Exactly an Observatory....Tripod Dolly (11 replies)
  124. NexDome Observatory Tour (9 replies)
  125. New obs build (37 replies)
  126. Filling the gap between pier and floor (4 replies)
  127. Split roof observatory (12 replies)
  128. new observatory build (150 replies)
  129. simple tin shed ob (2 replies)
  130. Leveling (24 replies)
  131. Weather monitor for obs (11 replies)
  132. To pour or buy pre-made block of cement for base? (19 replies)
  133. Bells Observatory 2.0 (129 replies)
  134. Not a Dome or ROR but a solid shed for my stuff (0 replies)
  135. Simple question: observatories from Bunnings? (12 replies)
  136. Skyshed Pier (4 replies)
  137. New Elivated Peir Construction Q's (15 replies)
  138. After 12 years the Cat5 cable gave up the ghost! (14 replies)
  139. Swirius Dome and MaxDomeII TSX Integration (0 replies)
  140. My new Mt Pleasant ROR observatory (93 replies)
  141. I am re building my observatory when we move (14 replies)
  142. Tinderbox Micro Observatory (11 replies)
  143. New observatory (simple) (109 replies)
  144. Sky Watching Cams (9 replies)
  145. Wine Barrel Observatory (13 replies)
  146. ROR automation - How to connect to SGP? (5 replies)
  147. How essential is a deep-sunk pier (10 replies)
  148. Backyard obs planning (10 replies)
  149. R2-D2 Observatory (1 replies)
  150. 5m by 3m RoR... are you happy with yours? (10 replies)
  151. Dome automation? (10 replies)
  152. Insulation of Observatory (15 replies)
  153. Weather sensor and roller roof motor (2 replies)
  154. Observatory Issues/Questions (8 replies)
  155. Pier height & placement in dome (1 replies)
  156. Gnat is ready to go (8 replies)
  157. Thick-walled pier pipe supplier (0 replies)
  158. Steel chain vibration damping (2 replies)
  159. Steel pier - gussets or not? (19 replies)
  160. Observatory maintenance (0 replies)
  161. Sell it, Give it away, or Demolish it? (9 replies)
  162. Roll off roof automation-just the basics. (7 replies)
  163. Custom designed modular observatories (2 replies)
  164. CCD Calculator (6 replies)
  165. Automation questions.... (11 replies)
  166. Large V-Groove Castors (0 replies)
  167. Elevated Sirius Observatory (27 replies)
  168. Temporary cover (6 replies)
  169. DIY Ob (4 replies)
  170. ROR Dobservatory Build (51 replies)
  171. Remote power switch for observatory (15 replies)
  172. ROR Gantry Framing (2 replies)
  173. Gore calculator (3 replies)
  174. JEN'S DREAM R.O.R. OBS - finally becoming a reality (121 replies)
  175. Kiwidome rotation automation (0 replies)
  176. Another roll off in a Melbourne Suburb. will it FLY? (16 replies)
  177. New ROR build (12 replies)
  178. Telescope pads - construction advice. (8 replies)
  179. My new DIY website for Arcadia Observatory (10 replies)
  180. Roll off roof system for ROR obs (8 replies)
  181. Light Screen Needed (6 replies)
  182. Raising the observatory (13 replies)
  183. Ob Maintenace (3 replies)
  184. Position of Pier (11 replies)
  185. Hey look! A new Dome has popped up. (29 replies)
  186. The cube. (48 replies)
  187. DIY observatory at Malta (6 replies)
  188. J bolts (8 replies)
  189. Motel-O-Scope as an observatory (13 replies)
  190. Cages on piers? (20 replies)
  191. pier (14 replies)
  192. My FIRST observatory (8 replies)
  193. Setting up the home position magnet for maxdome controller (3 replies)
  194. A home-made DIY 2.2m square dome -full details (2 replies)
  195. The Truncated Trap (7 replies)
  196. Eagle Rock Observatory - Construction Sequence (14 replies)
  197. Bundled steel posts as pier? (15 replies)
  198. Automated observatory roof (closing) (6 replies)
  199. motorising sliding roof (0 replies)
  200. Another Observatory but 1 storey up. (13 replies)
  201. resin shed as an observatory (0 replies)
  202. Advice on mobile observatory (16 replies)
  203. Another ROR possibly? (22 replies)
  204. Play equipment? (3 replies)
  205. Using boulder as pier footing? (13 replies)
  206. Max Dome II on a Sirius dome (18 replies)
  207. Building permit for telescope dome (27 replies)
  208. Sustainable Dome House (0 replies)
  209. DIY Mini Observatory (19 replies)
  210. Upgraded to ROR (8 replies)
  211. Another condensation thread (5 replies)
  212. A Plan before the main plan. (15 replies)
  213. the new Somnium observatory (15 replies)
  214. Dome or roll away shed? (27 replies)
  215. How big and tall is your ror obs? (21 replies)
  216. Cabling a remote observatory - through the mount or bundled cables? (3 replies)
  217. Automating a roll off obs (2 replies)
  218. Supplier / Manufacturer of Steel Pier in NZ? (4 replies)
  219. Roll off Roof question... (15 replies)
  220. An observatory from an old cubby house (20 replies)
  221. The start of the Backyard Obs. (4 replies)
  222. Obs build 5 yrs on now (12 replies)
  223. pier tops (15 replies)
  224. Ob finally complete with piers (3 replies)
  225. Observatory under way! (10 replies)
  226. Alternative to Concrete Footings - A Case Study (16 replies)
  227. sky shed pod (32 replies)
  228. Nexdome in Oz? (17 replies)
  229. Putting the Band Back Together (13 replies)
  230. pad for pier (3 replies)
  231. ROR observatory floor options (18 replies)
  232. Chullibun observatory. (4 replies)
  233. Dust covers etc in remote observatory (2 replies)
  234. Custom Dome Rolling Track (0 replies)
  235. reroof roll off to dome (17 replies)
  236. Just A Thought on the Pod Observatory (14 replies)
  237. Building Time! (3 replies)
  238. Foolproof rain detection successful! (23 replies)
  239. Difficulty rotating Sirius dome - tips appreciated (11 replies)
  240. re RO and Dome (2 replies)
  241. In-ground power box (13 replies)
  242. Another Sirius Attempt -Wobblesock II (11 replies)
  243. Basteroid Observatory (22 replies)
  244. The flip top astro shed. (6 replies)
  245. Portable pier (17 replies)
  246. Teamviewer to Monitor SGP (12 replies)
  247. DIY Dome software/hardware? (1 replies)
  248. Beat up old dome (37 replies)
  249. why is round pipe used? (8 replies)
  250. My backyard roll off roof observatory (41 replies)