Skipper Billy Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Just a couple of links as a resource for anyone thinking about designing or building a wee obsy. No rocket science involved but it works well, has transformed my enjoyment of the hobby and has never let a drop of water in and has withstood winds of >100kts.https://www.davidbanksastro.com/micro-observatory Happy to answer any questions. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentrunning Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Looks great, I have a potting shed obsy along the same lines.Looks like you have one hell of a mole living in your garden! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAR Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Super little obsy, love the roof action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper Billy Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Posted by: @silentrunning Looks like you have one hell of a mole living in your garden! I think it was a Haggis gone feral ;-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carastro Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Great design, how much room is there for you inside?Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper Billy Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Posted by: @Carastro Great design, how much room is there for you inside?I don't usually go inside, it's remotely controlled from inside the house. When I have to go inside for maintenance etc I can crawl underneath the scope or slew it to one side then I can stand up in the free half. Its a tight fit but I am quite nimble for an old f*rt ;-) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Had I known what I know now I might have gone for a mini observatory like yours instead of the big one I built. Yours is very cute David. In fact, I have designed a micro observatory just big enough for a widefield imaging rig as a second imaging station. Whether I get around to building it is another matter ? Uses a DIY fork mount too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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