Something in my shed - now my backyard

[Ric]

Very nice Jonathan

At first I thought it was a very small Obs until I realised that a 20" Dob.

Now it's all in perspective.

Cheers

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

One stage closer today

I decided not to fully isolate the pier for a number of reasons. What you can't see is the 1m x 80cm x 30cm pier block to give it some mass. If I live to regret it, I will build another fundation a few meters to the right!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Who's the happy chappy then!!

[allan gould]

Paint the top blue and it will look just like R2D2 on top of the hill from the distance (anyway thats what my wife said).
There is a down side to these observatories as some of my unkind neighbours and workmates have started calling me Kenny and asking if Im going to my "outhouse".
Either Im thin skinned or they are just gross and jealous morons vegetating in front of their plasma TVs.
Good luck with the pad and I hope the pier doesnt ring.

[gregbradley]

Nice one Jonathon.

I just did something similar with my observatory although I have 2 pads. One is for a permanent pier and is 1 metre deep x 800mm square the other is a 2 x 2m pad 140 thick for a portable pier.

I am using pavers for flooring so it will be isolated that way and is a simple flooring solution.

Greg.

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Thanks Greg, I'm building on clay, so I am hoping to spread the load a little with the pad and integral 'mass'. Time will tell ...

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Originally Posted by allan gould

There is a down side to these observatories as some of my unkind neighbours and workmates have started calling me Kenny and asking if Im going to my "outhouse".

I can so see that hapening I haven't built the house yet, but all mine are worried about the nutter moving in...

[allan gould]

Just start wearing an alfoil hat with small antenae to keep out "the voices" - then they will leave you alone

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Thanks to my 'lifters' and support crew for help/beer/food. A fun afternoon was had by all.

Next week the scope goes in, hurrah!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

You'll have to change the topic of your thread to "something in my backyard".

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

ooh, good point

moderator, !

[h0ughy (David)]

awesome!! nothing like that moment when it is crowned, the birth of something wonderful

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by AstroJunk

ooh, good point

moderator, !

done - title ok?

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

What a fine man

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

The scope is in and I'm up and running. I'm so glad it's cloudy

Thanks to my helpers who made it back a second week

Most impressive is the Pier I had made to my specific needs from Pegasus Piers. It's a monster! Ron and Peter at Sirius Optics made sure there were plenty of willing helpers to lift it into my van - at around 120Kg, we needed 4!

The dodgy collage from 4 shots demonstrares what a beast it is - remember that's a 14"er on top.

All I need now is a thousand spare hours of tinker-time to get it all tuned in...

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Looks great Jonathan - wish I could have been there. Can't wait to see it in action.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Will there be an Observatory Warming??

[astroron (Ron)]

Shouldn't it be called an AstroJunk Yard, A very expensive one though
Looking very nice Johnathon

[allan gould]

You really do believe big is better don't you Jonathan. But you will need such a pier for that scope of yours. I'll have to come down and see it all put together.

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Originally Posted by astroron

Shouldn't it be called an AstroJunk Yard,

How very appropriate - even more so that the block is very much a building site now!

It would certainly nice to have a grand-opening when the house build is under control