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16 years 1 month ago #74594 by michaeloconnell
Now THIS is an observatory! was created by michaeloconnell
Take a look at this:

www.astromania.net/index.php?id=27

Space-age or what! :-)

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16 years 1 month ago #74595 by Frank Ryan
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Looks like something Diarmuid Gavin would design. Cool!
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16 years 1 month ago #74600 by dave_lillis
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A very neat design, looks like a regular shed when closed and looks like it has a smaller footprint then a standard roll on/off observatory.
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Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go. :)
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16 years 1 month ago #74601 by Seanie_Morris
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Forgive me for asking, but only 1 photo is showing up for me on that page, which is in a completely foreign language, so what are you guys talking about? ;)

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16 years 1 month ago #74602 by Frank Ryan
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The cool looking observatory in the photo.
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16 years 1 month ago #74606 by michaeloconnell
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For those with little Italian...
A set of photos showing the construction sequence:
www.astromania.net/index.php?id=31&g2_itemId=43

Putting my engineering cap on:
One change he could have made was to make the pivot point closer to the roof but keep the arms the same length. The long arms could then act as counterweight (perhaps even with added lead weights) and balance the weight of the roof. The way he currently has it, he has to take the entire weight of the roof in his hands as he rotates it up and down.

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