rogerg
05-08-2007, 07:10 PM
I have finally completed the lining of my observatory and general renovation.
There's only 3 things wrong with the picture in the attached image:
The telescope is pointing decidedly the wrong way with it's electronic guts in pieces (still).
The 22" widescreen LCD I ordered through work hasn't arrived yet.
No pictures up on the walls yet.Improvements made during the renovation:
Inside half has been insulated and lined, then painted.
New curtains made from thick fake fur that provide complete block-out, insulation and sound dampening & insulation.
New stereo system that has audio-in for my ZenW to connect to, and red screen.
New sound setup that allows splitting of audio from internal half to external half (can set volume of both halves independently).
New lighting in the enclosed half.
New desk arrangement allowing much better usage, lighting possibilities and access to computer.
Sealed enclosed half (around the bottom etc) to prevent bug invasions and general dust proofing of the enclosed half.I'm very happy with the changes, many thanks to family members who gave me various bits of the new stuff for my birthday.
The telescope has a brand new service kit in it as of yesterday, direct from Meade, brand spank'n new, and guess what - it's busted - some fault in the main board. :sad: This follows me receiving a brand new front panel from Meade which was also busted on arrival (some internal short that blows fuses). Oh well, happy with the rest of the observatory now.
Looking forward to the LCD - being able to have room on the screen for all the telescope controls (scope, camera, focuser, guider, etc etc etc) :D
Looking forward to some nice prints on the walls too, thinking I might put a 2m panoramic of the Milky Way on the back wall, that might look OK I think :)
The renovation started about 8 weeks ago. The telescope has been in various states of dead since 11th February.
:thumbsup:
Roger.
There's only 3 things wrong with the picture in the attached image:
The telescope is pointing decidedly the wrong way with it's electronic guts in pieces (still).
The 22" widescreen LCD I ordered through work hasn't arrived yet.
No pictures up on the walls yet.Improvements made during the renovation:
Inside half has been insulated and lined, then painted.
New curtains made from thick fake fur that provide complete block-out, insulation and sound dampening & insulation.
New stereo system that has audio-in for my ZenW to connect to, and red screen.
New sound setup that allows splitting of audio from internal half to external half (can set volume of both halves independently).
New lighting in the enclosed half.
New desk arrangement allowing much better usage, lighting possibilities and access to computer.
Sealed enclosed half (around the bottom etc) to prevent bug invasions and general dust proofing of the enclosed half.I'm very happy with the changes, many thanks to family members who gave me various bits of the new stuff for my birthday.
The telescope has a brand new service kit in it as of yesterday, direct from Meade, brand spank'n new, and guess what - it's busted - some fault in the main board. :sad: This follows me receiving a brand new front panel from Meade which was also busted on arrival (some internal short that blows fuses). Oh well, happy with the rest of the observatory now.
Looking forward to the LCD - being able to have room on the screen for all the telescope controls (scope, camera, focuser, guider, etc etc etc) :D
Looking forward to some nice prints on the walls too, thinking I might put a 2m panoramic of the Milky Way on the back wall, that might look OK I think :)
The renovation started about 8 weeks ago. The telescope has been in various states of dead since 11th February.
:thumbsup:
Roger.