Hi all
I've just tried doing a search on this topic here and have come up with very little. I'm just wondering if anyone here has used or seen a tent-type field observatory that'd be tall enough to cover a 12" SCT on a collapsed tripod if required yet would allow full 360-degree rotation without snagging?
They seem reasonably popular in the USA but I can't find anyone who supplies them as such in Australia. I'm considering using our Coleman Insta-Set screen tent in lieu of anything better, but these need the screens folded right back out of the way to gain a view. The good thing is that they are a solid unit that can be rotated when required - as long as you cut a hole in the sewn-in bfloor to set the tripod in so that the rest can rotate. Height is good at 2.1m in the centre - which still gives you a good dec. angle. You can always move to the edge if you need to go higher. Having quite a decent silver-lined roof they'd keep dew down to a minimum too.
Any ideas anyone?
Cheers
Chris