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Originally Posted by h0ughy
fantastic shot Steve - wow you have captured some faint galaxies in the background as well. That is definitely a trophy image, one for the bar room. I wonder if Scott Alder has seen this - he is a complete planetary nut.
as an aside - do you have some details and more pictures of your observatory you could post onsite or email me?
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Thanks H0ughy.
I have been impressed with Scott's planetary images, particularly Abell 12.
The Observatory is a very simple cheap and nasty design. It is on a 2.1 X 2.1 metre concrete slab base. The north side (door side) is 1.7 metres tall and the south side is 1.4 metres. It is high enough to screen the telescope from wind buffering yet provide good access to the sky. The roof is two separate components which are hinged and opened via a flip top design. The corrugated roof is coated with an aluminium reflective paint to minimize heat build up inside. I needed to make sure I wasn't violating any aviation codes as my observatory is under a flight path!
It looks more like a cubby house than an observatory.
Regards
Steven