On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:17:27 -0700, "W. eWatson"
wrote:

Several years ago I built Subject pad near my house as yet another place
to observe from. I used to leave a fairly heavy and large Meade
refractor out there for weeks at a time protected by a canvas. I've
been a bit leery of bears and deer that pass through out property
knocking down the scope. I might want to boost the scope size to 10".
Probably an EQ mount. Is there some obs kit made that I could buy to put
on the pad? I've heard of clam shell obs. Comments?


Why not build an 8X89 shed, low walls, with a roof that rolls on and
off?
https://sites.google.com/site/dobservatory/home


http://www.alcyoneobservatory.co.uk/

http://www.backyard.8m.net/website/O...in%20page.html


http://www.missouriskies.org/observa...servatory.html


Long list, some links don't work:
http://obs.nineplanets.org/obs/obslist.html