Both areas are equivalent in width and length.
Building a roll off roof observatory.
The tele station7 roll off roof observatory is designed with larger sizes in mind.
With over 35 years of residential and commercial construction experience we ve constructed over 300 roll off roof observatories to date across the entire united states.
Building a small imaging observatory roof.
This ensures that water drains off the roof rather than running in to the gaps at the joints and getting in to the roof space.
The observing area roof rolls off onto support beams that are positioned over a warm room area.
My design is probably quite unconventional and uses an off the shelf 12 x 8 shed as a starting point.
Pier astro shed eventually i settled on the idea of a roll over roof.
See my original thread here.
Integrated roller and track system the track assembly consists of a bent steel plated with inverted angle iron welded to the steel plate.
25th september 2017 in astro diy.
Building a roll off roof observatory is unique covering all aspects of designing a roll off roof observatory.
Roll off roof roll off roof observatory design we create custom plans for roll off observatories and sell automated roof tracking systems.
There are various options for making a workable roll off mechanism.
Planning the site viewing requirements conforming to by laws and orientation of the structure.
Please note that almost 15 years is an eternity in this hobby and many things have changed.
Building your own roll off roof observatory parts 1 and 2 this article was originally written in 2002 and has been uploaded due to the many requests i have received concerning this article.
Our observatories have been built to any size that fit our customers needs from a cozy 9 5 x 9 5 all the way up to 24 x 40.
The home farm observatories story started in 2010 when neil then the owner of a telescope shop was approached by a customer in edinburgh to recommend a good quality roll off roof observatory for the new equipment he was to purchase.
A roll off roof observatory is the simplest and by far the most popular observatory design for today s practical astronomers.
I build the gables on the ground and then attached them to the secured roll off slider.
Our designs are uniquely individualized for your installation.
A roll off roof observatory is the simplest and by far the most popular observatory design for today s practical astronomers.
Track sections are 10 feet roll off roof observatory.
Originally i only planned to put up a pier new shed but the good people here on sgl encouraged me to go for a full observatory.
I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws.
