Observatories

[GrampianStars (Rob)]

G'day Guys n' Gals

Now the good news ! We can all afford our own dome for our toys
check here :- http://www.explora-dome.com/

Ive asked for detail of a bulk shipping price ? to Melbourne

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Yep, I reckon shipping would be as much as the purchase price

For me using a dome would take away much of the pleasant experience of being out under the stars

[h0ughy (David)]

looks interesting, I would get one because the price is right

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

think you still need walls though or some sort of structure for the dome to sit on..having said that looks pretty interesting if it happens..didn't I read somewhere that these people-or some one associated- was looking at supplying some options for walls/framework as well

[Roger Davis]

Let's see, 100" (2.5m) diameter, add say 250mm for packing across the diameter, that's 2.75m, 50" (1.25m) high so the shipping box is 2.75 X 1.5m, volumetric that's 2.75 x 2.75 x 1.5 x 4000 for shipping mass. That's 4.534 tonnes or 11.3 cubic metres.
Then add GST to the shipping costs as well. You go figure ...

[stinky]

Ideal for on top of your water tank!

[h0ughy (David)]

try this link to show the operating shutters, not quite sure how large this file is either http://massapoag.org/star_dome.mov.zip

[rmcpb (Rob)]

Well, I didn't think this project would ever get to completion but here it is! Price in the States is good but getting it here would be a real drag