And….up and running again after a bit of a hiatus. Sourced an abandoned drum, filled it and added concrete to finish it off then completed the rest of the deck.
Took the dob out for its first spin this weekend after a much needed mirror clean and after building a roll off cover which it turns out is great for holding eye pieces and wine glasses.
Now to get the observatory up. I can’t do any imaging out of Sydney now after council put an unshielded LED light outside the house. Apparently they feel it’s necessary to light up the bottom of the garden, 40 metres away from the road. Have asked council to arrange to fit a shield which they said they had arranged but not done..
Looks like it’s pretty hopeless now for this site so time to push on with the original plan.
Excuse daggy picture
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Originally Posted by muletopia
David ,
We have a dob "pad", absolutely functional and minimal.
It is about a third of an old 44 gallon drum (one end). With end cut out and the rim retained.
A circular trench, say four inches deep, to receive the cut end. Place the drum and level it, then
pack the trench
fill the drum with rocks to an inch below the top of the rim
pre-mix cement to make a nice surface at the rim level
A perfect base for Sky watcher dobs. No observable movement in a couple of years.
Chris
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