I'd be over in a flash just to feel the vibe standing in the presence of all this wonderful gear in that observatory of yours ...only I need to take advantage of the clear weather .
I'd love to visit one cloudy night soon though and drool...
I'd be over in a flash just to feel the vibe standing in the presence of all this wonderful gear in that observatory of yours ...only I need to take advantage of the clear weather .
I'd love to visit one cloudy night soon though and drool...
I haven't taken pictures but i have this afternoon with the aid of Alan installed the rail and motor for the rotation of the dome, and the solar panel. The battery wasn't fully charged but i did manage to manually use the controller and rotate the dome 1 full rotation and back. Cool gear indeed, i installed the motor so that i can reach the PC from the control unit without an extension cable. This is one huge step for the doghouse!
I might add that 20 minutes after we finished and sealed up the bolts and holes etc it rained
the power supplies are back in after qld astrofest and.....
i cant drift align because i cant find my power lead for the losmandy, it was packed away well at astrofest.
and it a rare night as it is dark and clear tonight - first decent night since astrofest. will have to drift align tomorrow night. I am so looking forward to this.
BTW there is not much room left in the dome with this setup
Still want to know how you got it past SHMBO.
Great mount, great scope (thanks for the comet view at Astrofest) expect great photos.
it was installed the very next day Al and i got back - i had an rdo even mr alder came over to give a hand to install the ota. But the weather has been pretty ordinary to do anything with it and the family required the attention
...only I need to take advantage of the clear weather 
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