New Dome Installed
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New Dome Installed
Good day everyone...
After three years of procrastinating, I mean planning , the dome went up on the new observatory today.
The past nine months have involved taking down two older observatories and building a new larger one to replace the decommissioned ones. I had a good friend stop by for the afternoon to help with some of the final assembly and installing the dome. Thanks Gord
I will be a week doing up the finishing touches with some paint and caulk, then install the mount and scopes. If I make good time on it I maybe able to image the sun from here on the weekend.
Below are a few of the pics I have of the dome installed adjacent to the large roll off. This makes observatory number five in my life...I hope it is the last, but no promises made to Sandy I will post a more complete view of it when I have the fine bits finished and the mount/scopes installed.
Brian
After three years of procrastinating, I mean planning , the dome went up on the new observatory today.
The past nine months have involved taking down two older observatories and building a new larger one to replace the decommissioned ones. I had a good friend stop by for the afternoon to help with some of the final assembly and installing the dome. Thanks Gord
I will be a week doing up the finishing touches with some paint and caulk, then install the mount and scopes. If I make good time on it I maybe able to image the sun from here on the weekend.
Below are a few of the pics I have of the dome installed adjacent to the large roll off. This makes observatory number five in my life...I hope it is the last, but no promises made to Sandy I will post a more complete view of it when I have the fine bits finished and the mount/scopes installed.
Brian
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10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
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Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
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Re: New Dome Installed
Hi Brian,
Excellent. How big is the skirt of the dome. Looks a bit short to me, but I can be wrong.
Excellent. How big is the skirt of the dome. Looks a bit short to me, but I can be wrong.
regards Rainer
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Re: New Dome Installed
hooray!! it looks fabulous
We have no idea of scale though, you need to get Sandy to take a picture with you stood next it to give us an idea of size
Alexandra
We have no idea of scale though, you need to get Sandy to take a picture with you stood next it to give us an idea of size
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Re: New Dome Installed
Excellent, Brian. Glad it all worked out. Looking good there.
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Re: New Dome Installed
It Looks good Brian, well done.
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It is beautiful !!
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Re: New Dome Installed
Thanks for all of the comments and feedback on the new setup
Rainer, the dome skirt needs to have an extension added before snow flies...the kit needs to be modified to fit onto non-stock walls that NexDome usually sells as a complete set.
Brian
Rainer, the dome skirt needs to have an extension added before snow flies...the kit needs to be modified to fit onto non-stock walls that NexDome usually sells as a complete set.
Brian
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Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
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Re: New Dome Installed
Very smart!
An in idyllic surroundings too!
An in idyllic surroundings too!
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Re: New Dome Installed
Thanks Rusted
We will see 'smart' it is when it get fully operational
My local conditions should start to improve in the day now that the landscape has green up in the past 2 months, and the crops in the fields now have covered the bare soil so the daytime heating should be reduced.
Brian
We will see 'smart' it is when it get fully operational
My local conditions should start to improve in the day now that the landscape has green up in the past 2 months, and the crops in the fields now have covered the bare soil so the daytime heating should be reduced.
Brian
Brian Colville
Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM
Maple Ridge Observatory
Cambray, ON Canada
Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/185395281@N08/albums
10'x15 Roll-off Roof Observatory
Takahashi EM400 Mount carrying:
C14 + Lunt 80ED
Deep Sky Work - ASI294MM Pro+EFW 7x36/Canon 60D (Ha mod), ONAG
Planetary Work - SBIG CFW10, ASI462MM
2.2m Diameter Dome
iOptron CEM70G Mount carrying:
Orion EON 130ED, f7 OTA for Day & Night Use
Ha Setup: Lunt LS80PT/LS75FHa/B1200Ha + Home Brew Lunt Double Stack/B1800Ha on the Orion OTA + Daystar Quantum
WL, G-Band & CaK Setup: Lunt Wedge & Lunt B1800CaK, Baader K-Line and Altair 2nm G-Band filter
ASI1600MM, ASI432MM, ASI294MM Pro, ASI174MM, ASI462MM