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Just thinking outside the square a little, Darby Falls Observatory has a shed with a fenced courtyard attached to it where they wheel their scopes out into for observing. It's a good set up.
I think observing / photographing at low altitudes is a little problematic so am wondering if it's worth the trouble to ensure that you have low viewing capability. Certainly when you're viewing at 20 degrees or less above the horizon viewing can be comparatively quite poor. At 30 degrees above the horizon, you're still looking through about 2 atmospheres of air.
With my set up I don't observe objects that are less than about 40 degrees above the horizon (a limitation of where I live and light pollution). I know that limits my viewing such that I may never see certain objects that never rise very far in the southern sky. However, for everything else, I just plan my nights so that I view the objects in my list when they have risen nice and high in the sky where the viewing is the best.
Best of luck with your project Ron, it's very exciting giving your telescope a home!
Dean
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