Hi All,
As you may know we moved house late last year and as a result I have been without a permanent setup for a while now. However, after a lot of deliberation and planning I'm now close to being back in action, after having embarked on what will be my 3rd observatory build
The new location has excellent 180 degree panoramic views from NW to SE, and in S-SW direction there are only a couple of trees and the house blocking the lower ~25 degrees of sky, so effectively I will be able to image through the night across the entire sky (yay, I can finally take some
really long exposures...
)
Thanks to the elevated location is it also a bit more windy though, so I figured a proper dome was in order. Enter the ScopeDome 3M v3.0 with full automation
I must say I'm highly impressed with the quality and build of this dome. And the documentation and support from the
Australian distributor (Steven Mohr) has been most excellent!
Everything was a breeze to assemble and fitted together perfectly. The most difficult and laborious part of my build was actually the support platform itself, including the posts in the ground and the pier etc.
I've attached a few photos of the progress. Current state is that the dome itself is assembled but I still need to install the motors and electronics, and of course the scope!
Stay tuned for more updates...
Regards,
Rolf