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Transition from portable astronomy

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Components, Progress and Plans

Concurrently with the dome assembly, I am cobbling together the potential contents.   Initially, I intend to install my HEQ5+250mm f/4.8 Newtonian on a tripod.   Have tested mount operations successfully indoors with indilib on a RaspberryPi, remotely connected to KStars.   I think indilib (http://www.indilib.org) is brilliant from many points of view.   Also working remotely with RPi/indlib are: Xagyl filter wheel, Atik CCDs (314E, 460EX), DIY focuser drive, GPS module (USB connected).

Dwarf Nova

Dwarf Nova

A start

With the platform down, I have been contemplating how to assemble the dome (Pulsar Observatories 2.2m), making sure that it is secured always against the wind; which can gust here at ~100mph.   I have designed a stainless-steel bracket, several copies of which are to be bolted to the cupola. This will allow me to anchor the cupola to the concrete platform. I have bought marine-grade, stainless eye-bolts for this purpose.   So I can source my brackets could some kind person please recommend

Dwarf Nova

Dwarf Nova

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