At last I’m starting to make some progress with my Home Observatory. I’ve got the foundations dug out, built the shuttering for the base and the block (that the pillar will connect to), and I’ve laid some hardcore; all with the help of my next door neighbour.
Here is a picture of the base with the shuttering and hardcore;
And here is a picture of the shuttering for the block on top.
I’m fairly fortunate in one respect that I didn’t have far to dig to get to solid ground.
Just waiting for the steel rods, nuts, and bolts to arrive and then I can finish off the base preparation ready for the concrete.
Next steps;
1) Build shed, modify roll-off-roof, and preserve (hopefully before the winter sets in)
2) Build and Mount pillar including mount for scope
3) Mount scope
4) Enjoy first night’s observing
I visited a friend’s home observatory a couple of weeks ago and got lots of ideas for developing my home observatory.
Until the next post, Clear Skies…
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Glad to see you are making progress with your Observatory.
Thanks Robin,
The concrete arrived last week so the based is complete. The shed has been ordered and should arrive around 9th Nov. Brother-in-law has already sorted me the bits for the pillar and once the shed is up I’ll be able to give him exact measurements for the box section so he can weld it all together. It’s looking like my target of completion by end 2009 is still achievable