Well the time has come. We've sold our house, were moving to the dark sky country
and my lovely wife
asked me this morning how much extra will we need to borrow to build my observatory
So how much did it cost U! I'd like desriptions, time lines, photos, did you build it yourself of have it built, construction materials etc etc, so I can make an informed decision. I know that there have been a few threads on building observatories so maybe the results and details can be distilled into this thread. Oh and post a link to your thread (either here or off site) if you have one on your observatory.
I'm not looking for a discussion on which is the better type of observatory, dome or slide off roof (I'm keen on a slider but I could be converted
, I use a dome elsewhere and I'm not that wrapped on the chimney effect), or which material is more suited for building one out of, though I am interested in little learning experiences and serendipitous experiences. You know, those Eureka experiences.
So bring it on. If there is enough info generated we could make this a sticky thread for later reference for others in the same boat.