[Marclau (Marcel)]

O'K.........I have finally after 12 months convinced the misses that I want to get more serious about astronomy hence me beginning to look at a much larger DOB (12") then my current setups.

Living down the Peninsula, there is much less pollution and I'm fortunate I live on a 1/3 of an acre.

I have just finished building a large 6 square sunroom and have the opportunity to build a small area just purely for watching the sky.

My thoughts are as follows.......to build an elevated landing pad that sits pretty much along the roofline and next to the sunroom.
In other words, you need to climb a set of stairs where you come to a landing (possible enclosed and fully lockable where the scopes will be.
This area is away from my house but more importantly away from any other houses and is located in a dark part of the block with a fairly large tree to protect it from the elements from one side. Looking at building this from timber with possibly a retracting roof (manual on rollers).

Possible size would be around 2.4 X 3 meters.

Any thoughts.........especially on the elevated idea??