Originally i only planned to put up a pier new shed but the good people here on sgl encouraged me to go for a full observatory.
Building a roll off roof observatory.
The roof is powered as a included feature with a center mounted rack and pinion drive.
Planning the site viewing requirements conforming to by laws and orientation of the structure.
My design is probably quite unconventional and uses an off the shelf 12 x 8 shed as a starting point.
Both areas are equivalent in width and length.
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Integrated roller and track system the track assembly consists of a bent steel plated with inverted angle iron welded to the steel plate.
Pier astro shed eventually i settled on the idea of a roll over roof.
A roll off roof observatory is the simplest and by far the most popular observatory design for today s practical astronomers.
See my original thread here.
Please note that almost 15 years is an eternity in this hobby and many things have changed.
The observing area roof rolls off onto support beams that are positioned over a warm room area.
For building the roof frame i used a 2 x 6 for the main cross beam and used a 2 x 4 support to level and hold in place.
This ensures that water drains off the roof rather than running in to the gaps at the joints and getting in to the roof space.
25th september 2017 in astro diy.
There are various options for making a workable roll off mechanism.
Building a roll off roof observatory is unique covering all aspects of designing a roll off roof observatory.
Building your own roll off roof observatory parts 1 and 2 this article was originally written in 2002 and has been uploaded due to the many requests i have received concerning this article.
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I build the gables on the ground and then attached them to the secured roll off slider.
Building a small imaging observatory roof.
The tele station7 roll off roof observatory is designed with larger sizes in mind.
Track sections are 10 feet roll off roof observatory.
A roll off roof observatory is the simplest and by far the most popular observatory design for today s practical astronomers.
I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws.
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