Hi all,
I have loads to do before starting Uni and another project is nearly complete.
When I go to Tammin Dark Sky site I usually set things up and continue right through the night. I get so frustrated being dark and have to put some things away while it is dark tripping over things.
I had a tent I bought some time ago and decided to see if it was possible to modify it to work as an observatory. It sort of worked and am quite pleased with the result. It is quite rough but is quite functional.
It is not complete but I have done a lot so far so the first couple of posts will contain photos of the project so far.
One thing I learnt is to sew and to be amazed is not all bad, kinda like sewing now. It has given me the opportunity to make a complete tent from plain canvas in the future when the finances come through. The experience in making this was great and although it is a prototype construction it will surely last for a while.
I apolgise for the quality of the photos, It was difficult to use the flash to get the whole picture so I used AV and shot them by hand. Big mistake.
Steps
1 - Erect the tent in the garage - Annoy the wife (middle of summer and cars are outside getting hot.)
The tent is a reasonably cheap one I bought 2 of them 2 years ago name
DMH Outdoor - Weekender series Murray 3G)
2 - Place dowel rods to tension the area that needs cutting - The tent can't self tighten itself without the fly and rope connected.
3 - I placed the EQ Tripod inside to determin the area that required cutting.
4 - Initially I was going to make a flap that would just simply flap down and hang but had some issues that required to cut a square instead (next post).
More to come soon.