[floyd_2 (Dean)]

I originally spoke to my insurance company about whether they'd insure everything inside a garden shed, regardless of what it was / how expensive it was (including telescopes) and they said it was no problem. It actually took me by surprise. Armed with that knowledge, I went about building my beautiful observatory and surrounds, and securing it as best I could. I have photos of everything that lives inside it just in case, and only leave the items in there that have to be in there (ie. no precious naglers, CCD cameras etc). It's fully alarmed, locked and monitored - so there's nothing much more I can do. I must admit to feeling uneasy for the first few weeks after it was built and my telescopes were moved inside.

Dean