This page explains it s construction and some do s and dont s of observatory construction.
Roll off roof strikes telescope.
One possiblity for a lower southern wall would be to incorporate part of the south wall into the roof but then clearance of any telescopes in the enclosure during roll off might be a problem.
0 7 meter telescope system.
Custom designs plans.
Both areas are equivalent in width and length.
A friend of mine has a wide and strongly sloped roll off roof which slopes to within a couple of feet of the ground on the south edge and slides sideways towards the west when deployed.
When the roof opens up the scope can pivot upward and get to most of the sky.
The roof is powered as a included feature with a center mounted rack and pinion drive.
The observing area roof rolls off onto support beams that are positioned over a warm room area.
I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws.
It s a roll off roof shed constructed to house my 12 lx200 and computers.
Roll off roof observatories.
I got lucky on mine.
0 6 meter telescope system.
Intended to be of use to others who attempt to build an observatory of their own.
I build the gables on the ground and then attached them to the secured roll off slider.
They are maintenance free and don t require external roof supports yielding a clean and aesthetically pleasing design.
Made from structural aluminum our roll off roof observatories have design features not found in any other roll off roof observatory design.
1 0 meter telescope system.
This provides some information about my observatory.
0 5 meter telescope system.
Whatever telescope you have and wherever it needs to go we can create the ideal observatory for it.
Arriving at the point where as an.
The tele station7 roll off roof observatory is designed with larger sizes in mind.
Without measured drawings of your observatory you might run into the problem of not providing the necessary clearance for the roll off roof.
The observatory is more or less exactly the right size for the telescope to sit in its horizontal stored position diagonally with the roof closed.
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.
Our observatories have been built to any size that fit our customers needs from a cozy 9 5 x 9 5 all the way up to 24 x 40.
2 0 meter telescope system.
