My Roll off roof Observatory


In late August 2000 I finally starting building a roll off roof observatory with the help of Dan Hergott (ex: He has done all the work 8-). We used industrial strength overhead door tracks to roll the roof to the east. (trees are my main limiting view - more so to the east).
The outside dimensions are 6'-8". The structure rests on 4 6" concrete posts (I Should have used 8" concrete posts -- have had light shifting)

18 NOV 2001


Front

Front - roof open

Computer station

LX200

Looking in the door

Looking down into the observatory

Watch cat

Storage

Oct 1, 2000


West Side

South Side

East Side

Looking In the Door

Look out at retracted roof

Looking North at retracted roof

Sept 19, 2000


North West View

West Side

South East Side

Looking in the Door

Looking at the rafters

Another look at the rafters

The Pier Hole

Power and Networking

Rafter views up in the roof

Yet more rafter views

Ditto