Good News!: We've got an observatory

[Daveskywill (David)]

Hi all: It's a 10X10 roll-off-roof, and I've got the Meade LX200GPS 10" F10 out there and mostly polar aligned on the wedge and on a tripod on the
concrete.

So this is better than the scopebuggy.

As you guys are getting ready for summer, we're preparing for winter.
And M31 Andromeda is out and that's one of my goals.

I can go up to about 2 minutes or a little more before the image starts to trail.

And (got a T2i) and have tried RAW format with M31, but only got best results on a 70-300 APO lens piggyback to the Meade (so not through the Meade) but tracked by it. I'm assuming that with it at F10, (but I've put the F6.3 reducer on) even then it would be hard with my ST-237A's image area and still hard to focus with the T2i.

Are there any suggestions?
PS: I still need help reducing noise. I've got a few pic of it (M31) but the RAW takes up 30 some megabytes, even if the Internet would take it, I don't have cable net so it would take a real long time to upload. Any suggestions? Thank you.

David

[Daveskywill (David)]

Here's the observatory pictures:

built by out local Amish.

Thank you

[astroron (Ron)]

Cool Looking Observatory Dave,
May you have many enjoyable and productive
Nights in it
Cheers

[Varangian (John)]

Productive looking dark site by the looks of things as well

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Daveskywill

Here's the observatory pictures:

built by out local Amish.

Thank you

Well they did a wonderful job of it.
That looks terrific, bravo.

I hope one day I'll get around to building mine.

[GrampianStars (Rob)]

Originally Posted by Daveskywill

Hi all: It's a 10X10 roll-off-roof, and I've got the Meade LX200GPS 10" F10 out there and mostly polar aligned on the wedge and on a tripod on the
concrete.....
David

Perfect size obs'. The wind will blow right on over the top.
Does for my 9'x11' roll-off-roof

[scagman (John)]

Great looking setup David.

Cheers

[sheeny (Al)]

Congrats Dave!

It looks good.

Al.