rawhead Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I have decided to build a small obsy in the garden. I have set up a website to follow its progress. If anyone is interested you’re welcome to drop by. (I’ve not got very far)http://www.theshoe.euCheersJon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishbloke Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 cool:headbang:all the hairy chest with that one. like the astro pics too.Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa007 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Look forward to reading all about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz1969 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Good luck Jon, Am about to do the same. Oh happy day!Will check on your progress.All the bestDAZ:icon_salut: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkis Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Well done on making a start Jon. It is a very worthwhile project, and I think you have chosen a good time of the year to start the job. I started a modification to mine last October, but progress has been severely hampered by the foul weather we've had.Keep the Piccies rolling in on the construction. Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Good luck with the "builds" guys... Theres something very fulfilling about designing and building you own obs... I need a spell of dry weather to finish of the last minor tweaks to mine - the major revisions have been completed and make it a much better place to image from...Billy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary1968 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Wish you luck with the obsy build. I'm still trying to persuade SWMBO its the next thing I need.......Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff RV Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Best of luck with your venture Jon, looking forward to seeing some more pics.Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyH Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Excellent Jon. I have lots of great ideas, but sadly, ideas they remain. Good to see you've gone 1 step further.Keep us updated. It may give a few of us, perhaps, the motivation, to get our bums in gear, so to speak.Cheers, Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I will look forward to your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhead Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Thanks for the comments of support. Some progress today (hopefully) patio slabs going down. Just having a level surface will be a big step forward. My patio is well on the wonk CheersJon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhead Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Added another pic....... http://www.theshoe.eu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhead Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Total re-write Getting into this web authoring lark... http://www.theshoe.euCheersJon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz1969 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 You web site is lookin real good ! Love your pics especialy the jupiter shot with all 4 major moons. Nice 1Good luck with the build - I hope to make a start on mine in the very near future.Daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Nice rework on the web page. That reminds me I must do mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngc2403 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Hello,nice plan you got there i hope that you get good dry weather for it I have been thinking about at Observatory over the last few days and i was wondering if anyone had built one as an extention to there house?my plan might be to build it upon the roof of the house or ontop of one of the large Sheds that are part of the farm. my main thinking is is it safe on the ground and how difficult will it be to build ontop of the roof. It's a flat roof and needs to get fixed anyway so there will be work done to it sometime. anyone know anything about this sort of idea?thanks ally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinvek Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 i've seen it discussed in the past and in theory there is no reason why not, after all a lot of proffesional obsys are two storey.the one sticking point ( apart from any possible planning problems ) is that ideally you want the scope isolated from the floor your standing on so that means a pier from the ground floor passing through the upper floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Hi Ally...The only thing to worry about is how stable will the mount be...as it may be more difficult to isolate it from vibrations through the floor...I know Martin is considering a first floor "obs" but with the mount taken down through the ground floor...and isolated from the first floor..Billy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I can see your point but that is some pretty long length of pipe. Wouldn't the the fact that it is so long cause vibrations when the scope is moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngc2403 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 my plan was not to be in the observatory when imaging and to have a raised floor, with some soft padding to stop vibrations, when i needed to be there.i was thinkning of using it remotly, so the observatory is there to save time setting up not there to keep me warm i hear that 90% of all seeing it caused in the first 30feet of air off the ground so am thinkning that the higher i go the better the images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I can see your point but that is some pretty long length of pipe. Wouldn't the the fact that it is so long cause vibrations when the scope is moved.I wasn't thinking of a piece of "pipe" and I dont think Martin is either...Billy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngc2403 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 concrete pillar? sounds abit more stable than piping to me plus it will not expand or contract as it changes temperature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I think Martin was thinkign about buildign a brick/concrete pillar up to first floor level then mounting a standard pier on it... but havign the pier comign through a clearannced hoel inthe floor to provide the isolation...I was also thinking about "wind" induced vibration in the upper floor of a "shed"I tend to drastically over engineer these things.... Billy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngc2403 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 i was planning to fix the mount/ pier to a 2 to 3 foot thick concrete wall, you see the shed is not a typical garden shed it is a large 20foot high 200yard long one that holds cattle attaching one a pier to the wall should be ok but the floor will be connected to the same bit of wall roughly.though i might just build an out building from bricks and put a tall concrete pier in the middle? but the problem there is the roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I guessed it wasnt your average 6'x4' wodden jobby You might get a lot of Moovement from the cattle though and a Methane enriched atmosphere....Billy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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