University Small Roof Deck Observatory

At the corner locations i dug small pits down about 18 inches and filled them with pea gravel.

University small roof deck observatory.

Move the entrance to the deck to the middle of the north side to allow for better crowd management around small telescopes on the east end of the deck. Amenities at observatory flats include a community roof deck parking and a fitness center. Bump out the southwest corner of the deck giving us more space and accommodating future changes to the 14 inch telescope enclosure. The observatory actually a custom shed contains a permanently mounted telescope with a ccd camera.

The observatory also houses six celestron cpc 800 8 inch schmidt cassegrain telescopes for use in the roll off roof observatory and observation deck. It has an external deck for for visual observing while the permanently mounted teelscopes two are used for imaging. Observatory flats is a new mid rise close to the university of denver. Amenities at observatory flats include a community roof deck parking and a fitness center.

If you wish to build your own sub structure to match your home or have certain sub structure constraints and just need the roll off structure this is the observatory for you. Unlike half dome designs nexdome is a classic observatory dome with more than 100 degrees of shutter opening allowing you to point your telescope to the zenith while remaining shielded from stray light and wind. A roof top observatory is the only. Perfect for observing the moon and planets as well as deep space phenomena these portable telescopes are the observatory s primary teaching instruments.

I build the gables on the ground and then attached them to the secured roll off slider. I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws. Tele station3 roll off roof observatory is a add on observatory that can be attached to a sub structure. For building the roof frame i used a 2 x 6 for the main cross beam and used a 2 x 4 support to level and hold in place.

The 2 2 meter inside diameter provides plenty of space to operate up to a 14 schmidt cass or a refractor 1400mm long. Backyard observatory using skyshed plans. Move the storage shed off the deck. The observatory has a motorized roof that rolls off to expose the sky.

The overall size of the observatory is small only 8 foot to a side so i elected to only have corner points for the foundation with the span between the corners supported by the structural integrity of the joists vertical 2x6 s.