For the last few years I have been doing some imaging from a dark site an hour or so north of Newcastle
The location wasn’t ideal for an observatory due to dust and privacy but a recent move very nearby means I can get this started.
3 rules
Keep it small
Use recycled materials wherever possible
Make it pretty
1 principle
Build it so that it can be used before it’s finished. I need to be running as soon as the concrete pour has cured
This is my second build so I have learnt a few things.
1) I don’t need a warm room
2) don’t over engineer
3) design for automation - the roof on the existing shob is pretty heavy.
You can see a time lapse of that build here
https://djtrotter.wixsite.com/theastroimager/the-kit