So your boy digs and you take all the credit?
First time I got mine to wash the car I heard words such as explotation, child slavery, etc... all sorted out when I mentioned pocket money though.
Good to see it's under way now. That's going to make a huge difference for you.
So your boy digs and you take all the credit?
First time I got mine to wash the car I heard words such as explotation, child slavery, etc... all sorted out when I mentioned pocket money though.
I saw the pictures and was thinking exactly the same thing.
geez the ground looks bloody dry...
good to have an observ again so much easier.!!!!!!
ahh!!!! kids and work my 9 year old has been paving for the last 2 days...offered $50 bucks and he's worked like a trooper....by 1.30 today had asleep on the pavers for awhile he was buggered...
aaaahhh diggin a hole. Yes I have another one or two of those to do in the near future. Good to see you in the process of getting a lodging for your scope.
No automation, this will be essentially just a nice convenient scope cover that will mean no setup each night and little dew problems but mostly NO BLOODY WIND
Dave, I got those half Besser blocks from Magnet Mart, three shallow holes, a bag of quick set concrete and there you have it, very stable and some elevation
All I've got is approx 5cm of top soil and then it's solid rock.
I reckon I could just chemset a pier into the rock and it would never move.
Good luck with the build Mike, looking forward to the finished product pictures.
Oh don't worry Ric I have visible surface rock on my property too and very near to this too, so I was quite concerned I would hit some when digging but luckily I didn't, phew...
Mike
I can recommend motorising the dome rotation as it adds so much to the enjoyment of the observatory. Anyway what ever it will really add to your pleasure.
Allan
Dave, I got those half Besser blocks from Magnet Mart, three shallow holes, a bag of quick set concrete and there you have it, very stable and some elevation
A-ha! Besser blocks... so that's what they're called! I hopped onto Gumtree and found a local guy selling some used ones for $1 each... perfect!
PS: Eeek, no automation ... = remembering to rotate the dome during many hours of exposure! Go on, get the dome automation kit .... you know you want it!
Last edited by marc4darkskies; 01-05-2013 at 12:13 PM.
You realise with the dome slit with your 12 inch aperture you will have to move the dome around every 25 minutes or less (depending on where you are pointing).
I had a 12 inch scope with a 2.3 sirius and it is tight fit aperture wise, and that was with automation moving the dome every 5 minutes.
Excellent Mike, well done. Ventilate it though, you can lose 1-2 arc secs of seeing with thermals in a small dome. I'll be back online soon too, can't wait
...but I've turned the soil....all dug by hand
