SHOW US YOUR OBSY

[Vox45]

After seeing there were SHOW US YOUR FRAC and SHOW US YOUR DOB threads, I thought I'd start an obsy show off

Please share pictures of your finished obsy and/or warm room so we can dream a little ! (please, no 'build in progress')

Let the show begin

[beamer3.6m]

[xtreemchaos]

this is my obsy room"dos it count" south facing, i take 90% of my images through the open window with my health being not so good. clear skys charl.

[lennylovit]

new warm room

Lenny

[Vox45]

this is my obsy room"dos it count" south facing, i take 90% of my images through the open window with my health being not so good. clear skys charl.DSC00497.JPG

I wish I had an extra room so I could leave everthing setup at the end of a session ... not fun to have to pack everything at 5am !

[Vox45]

new warm room

Lenny

Are these speakers !?!

[lennylovit]

yes    day time use  home studo

[Vox45]

Awww makes more sens pretty cool !

[Ceramus]

Nice studio set up! I've also got a pair of KRK Rokitt monitors.

[Gina]

Here's some photos of mine.

First six photos taken from neighbour's field to the south of my property.

Two photos from the north.

[fondofchips]

Happy to oblige, here is mine, 8 x 8 scope room & 8 x 4 warm room: -

Recently changed to Video Astronomy, my first 2 pictures: -

I just hope this inspires others to take the piunge, though a solid pier and some shelter around it is a good start.

Clear skies

Fondofchips.

[Vox45]

Really nice setup you have there guys and girls ! Must be pretty sweet to be able to just go and start imaging without having to setup everything

I like the design of Gina's roof and the fact that the rails are way below the roof of the warm room. First time I see this design.

Fondofchips, the lantern is a very nice touch and your obsy seems very cosy nice one too!

[Tinker1947]

This is the latest taken yesterday, lightweight roof, i'm in the warm room....

Roof Open, Dobb House is the door lower right....

[Horwig]

Ok here's mine:

And this is what lives inside

Huw

[Davey-T]

Looks  like the Tardis Huw, are you sure that's the inside ? 

Dave

[laser_jock99]

Some nice obsys so far - here's my build in Powys

[Davey-T]

Very nice LJ, the light pollution from the stars reflecting off that snow must be hell 

Dave

[adavies660]

I put a short video together showing first observatory of 4 for our site. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekwYgkHiIQA

hope this works..:-) 

[Horwig]

I put a short video together showing first observatory of 4 for our site. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekwYgkHiIQA

hope this works..:-) 

Love the video, just one question, what's that strange blue colour to the sky, why is it not grey like it is here?

Huw

[Gina]

Looks like a different planet

[Starflyer]

Here's my 'open air' observatory

[nucdoc]

Here is mine, you will notice that the sky color is a perfect match for the  completion of my Obsy

[Physopto]

Here's mine:

Before

Intermediate

Final

And yes !!! not finished     as now decided to move house for darker skies  

Derek

[RobRob]

What happened with the fish???

[Physopto]

Had to give them to a good home. I gave eight away. Shame really as I had them from about a few months to a year old. I had Ki Utsuri (Yellow and Black),  Showa Sanshoku (white with red and black), Chagoi (brown), and Kohaku ( white and red). Plus several others.

When I was away at Star Camps or on holiday, it was difficult/time consuming for my friend and neighbour to change out water each day, I felt guilty.

So the decision was made to go for an observatory. When I dismantled a chimney breast in the house it went the hole to fill up and save some money. Right in the middle of the floor there is a 5 foot deep concrete pillar support about 2.5 foot diameter. The obsy  base is 7 inches of steel reinforced concrete. The wall sits on an 2 foot wide and 15" deep reinforced concrete ring. Buried about 1/2" under the centre of the concrete is a pipe going into the fish filter house, to allow wiring. The filter house was going to used as the control/warm room. It is 3.5 foot deeper than the surrounding ground so plenty of head room. Shame really.

Now hoping to move so cannot afford  waste money at this stage, as it would need tearing down this next year.

I am very envious of all these great observatories I keep seeing. But darker skies are beckoning!

Derek