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Old 14-05-2010, 04:57 PM
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Thanks Phil.

I am hoping it will be an excellent instrument.

Here's a photo of the new observatory partially finished:

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/124516712

And here's one of the 2 slabs. The smaller slab is 1 metre deep and full of steel reinforcing and is for a Sirius Pier and Paramount ME and the CDK17. The larger 2m x 2m x 140mm deep slab is for my usual setup of a Tak NJP mount and either a TEC180fl, AP140 or FSQ106ED on a portable pier

http://www.pbase.com/gregbradley/image/124516778

I intend putting pavers on the floor around the slabs like I have at my dark site observatory (this area has quite dark skies , but my dark site has almost completely dark skies but its 4 hours drive away and I can't always go down there).

Greg.
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