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Trailer Mounted Observatories
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I am planning on building a trailer mounted observatory. The mount will be located on a retractable pier isolated from the trailer. The telescope will be a 8"-11" Celestron with fork mount. The roof of the trailer will be a roll off to allow access to the sky. Any suggestions, pictures, examples or pictures would be appreciated of any previous attempts that others have tried. Thanks in advance, TMT |
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While reading in the bathroom on 30 May 2004 22:19:46 -0700, I saw
that (Too_Many_Tools) had written: Any suggestions, pictures, examples or pictures would be appreciated of any previous attempts that others have tried. Seems like a lot of unnecessary engineering and expense to solve a rather simple problem. Essentially, you want a portable observatory, an objective that can be attained by buying a Kendrick Shelter Dome tent (http://www.kendrick-ai.com/astro/observatory.html). I plan to get one of these babies in time for Stellafane, myself. You obviously think your trailer idea has advantages over a tent, though, and I'd be interested to hear what they are. -------------- Beady's Corollary to Occam's Razor: "The likeliest explanation of any phenomenon is almost always the most boring one imaginable." -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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While reading in the bathroom on 30 May 2004 22:19:46 -0700, I saw
that (Too_Many_Tools) had written: Any suggestions, pictures, examples or pictures would be appreciated of any previous attempts that others have tried. Seems like a lot of unnecessary engineering and expense to solve a rather simple problem. Essentially, you want a portable observatory, an objective that can be attained by buying a Kendrick Shelter Dome tent (http://www.kendrick-ai.com/astro/observatory.html). I plan to get one of these babies in time for Stellafane, myself. You obviously think your trailer idea has advantages over a tent, though, and I'd be interested to hear what they are. -------------- Beady's Corollary to Occam's Razor: "The likeliest explanation of any phenomenon is almost always the most boring one imaginable." -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Trailer Mounted Observatories
Good question...
Portable observatories come in different types. I want one that I can drive to a site, roll back the roof, drop a pier, fire up the electronics and observe. The problem I have with observatories derived from tents is you have to erect them and load the equipment in them before you can use them. This effort takes a considerable amount of time. When you are done, you get to unload the equipment, pack the telescope and roll up the tent before you can go...again alot of time not spent observing. I do understand what you mean about the upfront work to make a trailer work the way I want it to. From the design work I have done so far, I think it will work out well. One thing that has surprised me is the lack of response I have had to my requests about hearing about other trailer mounted observatories. No discussion, no links, no pictures...any reason why? TMT John Beaderstadt wrote in message . .. While reading in the bathroom on 30 May 2004 22:19:46 -0700, I saw that (Too_Many_Tools) had written: Any suggestions, pictures, examples or pictures would be appreciated of any previous attempts that others have tried. Seems like a lot of unnecessary engineering and expense to solve a rather simple problem. Essentially, you want a portable observatory, an objective that can be attained by buying a Kendrick Shelter Dome tent (http://www.kendrick-ai.com/astro/observatory.html). I plan to get one of these babies in time for Stellafane, myself. You obviously think your trailer idea has advantages over a tent, though, and I'd be interested to hear what they are. -------------- Beady's Corollary to Occam's Razor: "The likeliest explanation of any phenomenon is almost always the most boring one imaginable." -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Trailer Mounted Observatories
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Too_Many_Tools wrote: Good question... Portable observatories come in different types. I want one that I can drive to a site, roll back the roof, drop a pier, fire up the electronics and observe. The problem I have with observatories derived from tents is you have to erect them and load the equipment in them before you can use them. This effort takes a considerable amount of time. When you are done, you get to unload the equipment, pack the telescope and roll up the tent before you can go...again alot of time not spent observing. I do understand what you mean about the upfront work to make a trailer work the way I want it to. From the design work I have done so far, I think it will work out well. One thing that has surprised me is the lack of response I have had to my requests about hearing about other trailer mounted observatories. No discussion, no links, no pictures...any reason why? TMT A Google search reveals: http://www.mapug.com/AstroDesigns/MA...llOffObsry.htm Closest maybe to what you're describing http://www.homedome.com/athome.pdf on page 3 - but it's just a dome on a flat trailer. http://www.homedome.com/thumb2.htm a camping trailer with a dome at the front end. http://www.homedome.com/thumb61.htm something similar http://www.taas.org/events/astroday/photo1.html 2nd picture down; 18" Dob mounted on a trailer pulled by a Harley Davidson http://rivastro.org/ras_history_roots.html bottom of the page; 15" Dob on a trailer http://www.rtmcastronomyexpo.org/RDS/RTMC84.html near the bottom of the page; trailer mounted astrophotography system (from 1984) http://web.mit.edu/annualreports/pres02/03.05.html radio telecope mounted on a trailer (probably not what you had in mind) :-) http://astro.umsystem.edu/atm/ARCHIV.../msg00713.html No pictures, but some discussion on doing it. Hobenaro |
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This trailer might make a good base for a portable observatory, at least
that was my thought when I saw it... http://www.northlandloghomes.com/trailer.htm -Guy Too_Many_Tools wrote: Hi, I am planning on building a trailer mounted observatory. The mount will be located on a retractable pier isolated from the trailer. The telescope will be a 8"-11" Celestron with fork mount. The roof of the trailer will be a roll off to allow access to the sky. Any suggestions, pictures, examples or pictures would be appreciated of any previous attempts that others have tried. Thanks in advance, TMT |
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