My new outside man cave! A night of 3 Firsts.
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I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus, ordered in July 2020 and arrived early January 2021. So much better than having to setup and tear down all my gear ever night. We have had some real heavy rain and high winds the last couple of days and when I checked inside this morning, the scope was still dry, so that's off to a good start :-) You can see a bit more about it in the video below, and the first night I had imaging from it using another new toy, a RASA 11" astrograph. I went for another first for me over to Orion Nebula. [First night in the dome. First light on the RASA11. First visit to M42 Orion Nebula - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiHbchiSmA)
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I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus, ordered in July 2020 and arrived early January 2021. So much better than having to setup and tear down all my gear ever night. We have had some real heavy rain and high winds the last couple of days and when I checked inside this morning, the scope was still dry, so that's off to a good start :-) You can see a bit more about it in the video below, and the first night I had imaging from it using another new toy, a RASA 11" astrograph. I went for another first for me over to Orion Nebula. [First night in the dome. First light on the RASA11. First visit to M42 Orion Nebula - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiHbchiSmA)
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Find Me On:Web|Youtube|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn Folding Stats: Team CodeProjectMost excellent!
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I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus, ordered in July 2020 and arrived early January 2021. So much better than having to setup and tear down all my gear ever night. We have had some real heavy rain and high winds the last couple of days and when I checked inside this morning, the scope was still dry, so that's off to a good start :-) You can see a bit more about it in the video below, and the first night I had imaging from it using another new toy, a RASA 11" astrograph. I went for another first for me over to Orion Nebula. [First night in the dome. First light on the RASA11. First visit to M42 Orion Nebula - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiHbchiSmA)
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Find Me On:Web|Youtube|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn Folding Stats: Team CodeProjectI had no idea personal observatories were a thing. That's so cool!
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I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus, ordered in July 2020 and arrived early January 2021. So much better than having to setup and tear down all my gear ever night. We have had some real heavy rain and high winds the last couple of days and when I checked inside this morning, the scope was still dry, so that's off to a good start :-) You can see a bit more about it in the video below, and the first night I had imaging from it using another new toy, a RASA 11" astrograph. I went for another first for me over to Orion Nebula. [First night in the dome. First light on the RASA11. First visit to M42 Orion Nebula - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiHbchiSmA)
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Find Me On:Web|Youtube|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn Folding Stats: Team CodeProjectI am so, so jealous.
cheers Chris Maunder
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I had no idea personal observatories were a thing. That's so cool!
You wouldn't believe some of them on Youtube. They are amazing, some of the ones people are building are the size of triple garages with rolling roofs, or built on top of their houses. Just search youtube for home observatory or rolling roof observatory.
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I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus, ordered in July 2020 and arrived early January 2021. So much better than having to setup and tear down all my gear ever night. We have had some real heavy rain and high winds the last couple of days and when I checked inside this morning, the scope was still dry, so that's off to a good start :-) You can see a bit more about it in the video below, and the first night I had imaging from it using another new toy, a RASA 11" astrograph. I went for another first for me over to Orion Nebula. [First night in the dome. First light on the RASA11. First visit to M42 Orion Nebula - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiHbchiSmA)
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Most excellent!
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I think you meant this reply for the OP, not me. ;)
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I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus, ordered in July 2020 and arrived early January 2021. So much better than having to setup and tear down all my gear ever night. We have had some real heavy rain and high winds the last couple of days and when I checked inside this morning, the scope was still dry, so that's off to a good start :-) You can see a bit more about it in the video below, and the first night I had imaging from it using another new toy, a RASA 11" astrograph. I went for another first for me over to Orion Nebula. [First night in the dome. First light on the RASA11. First visit to M42 Orion Nebula - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiHbchiSmA)
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Find Me On:Web|Youtube|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn Folding Stats: Team CodeProjectI am consumed with envy - for having the open space for the observatory, for the observatory, and for the telescopes. :sigh:
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus, ordered in July 2020 and arrived early January 2021. So much better than having to setup and tear down all my gear ever night. We have had some real heavy rain and high winds the last couple of days and when I checked inside this morning, the scope was still dry, so that's off to a good start :-) You can see a bit more about it in the video below, and the first night I had imaging from it using another new toy, a RASA 11" astrograph. I went for another first for me over to Orion Nebula. [First night in the dome. First light on the RASA11. First visit to M42 Orion Nebula - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiHbchiSmA)
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Find Me On:Web|Youtube|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn Folding Stats: Team CodeProjectDaveAuld wrote:
I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus
..let me read that again, you did what?
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I am consumed with envy - for having the open space for the observatory, for the observatory, and for the telescopes. :sigh:
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
Thanks Daniel, yes and dark skies on top of that as well! I have to also thank covid for the accelerated purchases, with all the extended rotations (aka overtime) I've had to do, this has allowed me to treat myself as compensation for all those weeks away from home. Seems to justify the expense :)
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DaveAuld wrote:
I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus
..let me read that again, you did what?
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
I know, if someone had said to me 5 years ago, 'where do you see yourself in 5 years' I don't think, in Cyprus, in an observatory, in the garden, staring at the universe through some 11" telescopes and imaging with subzero camera would have been the answer. :laugh:
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Most excellent!
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Thanks Daniel, yes and dark skies on top of that as well! I have to also thank covid for the accelerated purchases, with all the extended rotations (aka overtime) I've had to do, this has allowed me to treat myself as compensation for all those weeks away from home. Seems to justify the expense :)
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Find Me On:Web|Youtube|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn Folding Stats: Team CodeProjectThank you so much Daniel
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Thanks Daniel, yes and dark skies on top of that as well! I have to also thank covid for the accelerated purchases, with all the extended rotations (aka overtime) I've had to do, this has allowed me to treat myself as compensation for all those weeks away from home. Seems to justify the expense :)
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I treated myself to an observatory (and another new scope)! It's currently sitting in a temporary location, need to move it about 10m to the right on a new deck that I have not had built yet. Took long enough to get here, shipped it from Canada to Cyprus, ordered in July 2020 and arrived early January 2021. So much better than having to setup and tear down all my gear ever night. We have had some real heavy rain and high winds the last couple of days and when I checked inside this morning, the scope was still dry, so that's off to a good start :-) You can see a bit more about it in the video below, and the first night I had imaging from it using another new toy, a RASA 11" astrograph. I went for another first for me over to Orion Nebula. [First night in the dome. First light on the RASA11. First visit to M42 Orion Nebula - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiHbchiSmA)
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