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Water of observatory roof.
To secure the roof i first attached the hinges to the observatory walls then laid the roof section in place in the closed position.
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.
1 5 8th inch chain link fence rail system for the roll off roof observatory shown in left and right images.
A bit cramped but this was a cozy and productive setup for many years.
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Track sections are 10 feet roll off roof observatory.
The tele station7 roll off roof observatory is designed with larger sizes in mind.
Roll off roof roll off roof observatory design we create custom plans for roll off observatories and sell automated roof tracking systems.
Integrated roller and track system the track assembly consists of a bent steel plated with inverted angle iron welded to the steel plate.
Both areas are equivalent in width and length.
Our designs are uniquely individualized for your installation.
There is plenty of friction between the 2x3 surfaces that one person can hold the roof section in place while a second person folds the hinges up and screws them into the lower rail of the roof section.
The entire roof also serves as a gathering place for visitors to observe the landscape around the observatory.
The 2 2 meter inside diameter provides plenty of space to operate up to a 14 schmidt cass or a refractor 1400mm long.
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.
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The roof is powered as a included feature with a center mounted rack and pinion drive.
Pre hurricane andrew photos of roll off roof observatory and 12 5 f 7 newtonian telescope.
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The roof is accessible from the outside by the stairways on the east and west ends of the building and from the inside via the elevator in the w m.
Similarly overlapping at least two corrugations at joints across the width of the roof will keep the water out.