[Ian Robinson]

I had one of those when I was a teenager , just so happens dad built a cubbyhouse in the backyard and when us kids grew out of it, it became a place for the dog to sleep , it became a chook house too for while , and then the lawnmower and garden tools and a stack of redbacks took up residence.

Then I took it over , made the roof removeable and housed the telescope there on a pedestal and it served as a backyard observatory until I started work and found myself on shiftwork and unable to devote as much time to star gazing .

I think eventually the termites found it and dad demolished and burned it.

If you want a robust easy to mod observatory , I reckon an old secondhand shipping container would be the go if you can get hold of a small one ,or medium sized one depending on how many scopes will live inside it , and get it and a big forklift or a crane onto site and are handy with the oxy and welder.