Viewbank Observatory

[AlexN]

Green with envy!

Very well setup, All you need is to plaster the walls and wack in a microwave and a kettle, you'll never need to go back inside... essentially

[anthony2302749]

Hi Matt

I did not keep record of the cost but I would say the whole project would round out to be just over $2000. The cheapest purchase where the computers as I just pick them up from the side of the road.

Anthony

Originally Posted by Matty P

Great looking observatory you have there, I am truly jealous.

I am considering to do the same thing one day (probably wont happen ).

I was wondering how much it cost you to build and buy all the nessesary equipment to build your observatory?

Great looking scopes aswell BTW.

[anthony2302749]

Thanks John, hope to catch up with you at BSG

Originally Posted by xstream

Nice looking job, Anthony. "Duck Dodgers" will be proud of you.

[anthony2302749]

Yes as you know I had a cheap EQ6 with basic dual axis drive fo the 14" which was not up to standard for planetary imaging, have since upgrade to Synscan V3 Goto drive system which make centering and track much better, still need to work on polar alignment.

Originally Posted by Alchemy

good stuff anthony..... did you get the motor drive issue sorted out with your mount?

[anthony2302749]

Good idea but my wife is already calling herself the observatory widow as I am spending more and more time out there.

Originally Posted by AlexN

Green with envy!

Very well setup, All you need is to plaster the walls and wack in a microwave and a kettle, you'll never need to go back inside... essentially

[Stevo69]

Originally Posted by anthony2302749

Good idea but my wife is already calling herself the observatory widow as I am spending more and more time out there.

Just put a family photo up on the observatory wall. Will she go with that?

Great design Anthony. A lot of my projects in the past have been the "suck it and see" method, by building it in my head as you go along.

[AlexN]

Originally Posted by Stevo69

Just put a family photo up on the observatory wall. Will she go with that?

Sounds fair enough to me.... however im 23 and have no wife or children... makes life.. Oh, So Simple!