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Originally Posted by Gazgaz
...I am wandering about having a glass roof of some sort that I can have the scope raised up to and then control and view remotely by computer and watch on the plasma.
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The glass will degrade the image quality to the point its unusable, even with a smaller scope (60mm) the effects are easily seen.
The only viable solution is a roof that opens, or rolls off in some way to expose the scope, there have been many innovative designs. Basically do NOT use a dome - this screams "expensive gear inside, please rob me". Best to use a roof design that is as architecturally unobtrusive as possible. For example a sliding section that looks the same as the house main (fixed) roof, but runs on rails that are cleverly disguised as part of a pergola over a patio.
However... putting a scope in a house is often less than ideal because of the thermals it causes, which may disrupt your seeing. For example concrete/brick walls/paths that get full sun from midday through the afternoon will soak up heat on a hot day, and cause a thermal rising all night. In winter most people heat houses, and there is usually hot air leaking out all over the place - starting with a flue or chimney.
Personally I'd adapt a garage or garden shed. in an era when 802.11 wireless networking is everywhere you could avoid dragging cables across the garden by make the scope solar powered.