Observation by Ian Rothwell: New Observatory Building

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Ian Rothwell

Observer

Ian Rothwell

Observed

2019 Jan 31 - 22:23

Uploaded

2019 Jan 31 - 22:34

Objects

Observatory
Equipment

Location

Bournemouth

Title

New Observatory Building

About this image

Finally upgraded my old, cramped wooden roll-off observatory with a new larger metal shed. The roof utilises electric gate rolling gear and can be opened with just your little finger, unlike the old observatory roof which was becoming harder and harder to move. Shown here housing my trusty Skywatcher Explorer 150P.

I now plan to fully automate the observatory, including the roll-off roof.

Files associated with this observation

new_obsy.jpg (1.8 MB)

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Dr Ollie Garrett, Jeremy Shears, David Basey, Andy Wilson, Dr Paul Leyland, Tom Moran, Peter Carson, Alan Thomas

Comments

Jeremy Shears, 2019 Feb 01 - 00:58 UTC

congrats on the new obsy Ian. It looks really good. I’m sure you’ll get lots of use out of it.

Ian Rothwell, 2019 Feb 03 - 16:37 UTC

The only issue I have is "condensation drip" from the metal roof the morning after an observing session. My old observatory being wooden didn't have this problem. If you or anyone else has any suggestions I'd appreciate it. I thought a couple of old PC fans might help.

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