my scope and astro-shed

[richard42]

this is all thanks to philip for setting this up for me!

Its even got a heater so i'm warm and cosy in the winter

and it's solar powered so its green

[daz]

Hope it's got a fridge for keeping the, er, essentials cold!

Looks the business!!

[GordonCopestake]

What sort of pier is your wedge/scope sat on? Looks like a wooden table hehe

[geppetto]

What sort of pier is your wedge/scope sat on? Looks like a wooden table hehe

Philistine!

I'll have you know that's a Geppetto special 8)

4*4 timbers with 1.5" ply top

buried 3' into a huge chunk of concrete.

Little box with door near the top containing 12volt supplies/ USB's / red led lamp and serial cable for DSLR.

Solid as a rock!!

Wooden table :shock: PAH!

[FLO]

4*4 timbers with 1.5" ply top

buried 3' into a huge chunk of concrete.

That should do the job

C'mon Gordon, lets see you dig yourself out of this one

[geppetto]

Continued:

All powered by a huge 12V battery which is trickle charged by a solar panel

on the shed roof....

Underground pipe feeds all cables from pier to shed.

Shed is double lined and insulated...

Wooden table!! I say PAH! again..

This thing eats wooden tables for breakfast 8) 8)

[GordonCopestake]

lol

So.... it has 4 legs and is made from wood?!?!

It IS a table!!

Sounds good though and im sure it's rock solid

[geppetto]

[geppetto]

So.... it has 4 legs and is made from wood?!?! It IS a table!!

Bet you were disappointed as a kid when you

ordered a rocking horse for Christmas and saw what santa brought

[GordonCopestake]

lol, true, but at least it was useful for putting my cuppa on!

[Zeffer]

I love the trickle charged battery. What solar panel would I need to do the same?

[geppetto]

It was from Maplin and was on a cut price at the time.

They are quite expensive and have to be fully weather proof (some are'nt )

Will try to find what model it was and post back

[richard42]

it is the business, just the thing when it's cold go in the shed put the heater on and connect to the scope, have got an electric focuser so i don't have to open the door and let the cold air in not a wimp honest

will have a look to see if there is a model number on the panel if you cant find the info.

here is the control box point has now got a cable for long exposure dslr remote

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

Some great ideas there Richard that I might "borrow" in the future. Looks like it'll do it for you.

Captain Chaos

[OXO]

Very nice setup looks the Buisness 8)

James

PS:Dunno about the hairdryer on wheel though

[richard42]

it is a great set-up onlt trouble is when ever i get near it the clouds punish the rest of the UK

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

I had to walk past my shed this morning, almost upsetting, Orion stuck up there bold as brass and Saturn blinding me. I got in the van to go to work thinking that I'd see these all the way there as I was heading south. Two corners later it was totally clouded out so if I'd opened the shed, I'd still have got nothing.

Captain Chaos

[lunator]

Very nice set up

Very envious.

I have just bought a shed so I have just got to build it.......

[The Warthog]

What sort of pier is your wedge/scope sat on? Looks like a wooden table hehe

Philistine!

I'll have you know that's a Geppetto special 8)

Solid as a rock!!

And, it's green!