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OBSERVATORY
DESIGN
OPTIONS
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Observatory Design Options
• Traditional Domes
• Flat Cylindrical Rotating Roofs
• Roll Away Sheds
• Split Sheds
• Roll-off roofs
• Split roofs
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Traditional Dome
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Geodesic Dome
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Flat section
domes
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Domed Observatory
Disadvantages
• Very Costly
• Difficulties with rotation if not perfectly round
• Notorious for leaks
• Can only view a small area of the sky
• Slit catches the wind & creates whirlwinds inside
• Slit has to be constantly moved to track sky
• Typically small working space inside
• Only required for large refractors of old
• IMPRACTICAL
• Poor resale value
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Simple roll away shed
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Roll Away Shed
• Offers no protection for observer
• Telescope affected by wind and dew
• Expensive for a water proof cover
• Provides no day time work area
• Or under-cover work area while at
telescope
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Split Shed Observatory
Plans
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Split Shed Observatory
Advantages
• Allows maximum protection for both Observer and Telescope
• Allows slit observing for cold and/or windy weather
• And, full sky viewing for good conditions
• Cost effective
• Weatherproofing of base of walls recommended
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A Split shed observatory
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Roll Off Roof Observatory
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24” Reflector Observatory
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Rolloff Roof Observatory
Disadvantages
• Minimal protection for scope and its user
• Can be hot in summer when working on
scope
• Little control of lighting
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Simple modernising design
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End View of Split Roof Observatory
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Springwood Observatory
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South End View
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Slit Mode
Opens Sky ModeOpen Mode
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Interior view
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White light for maintenance
Dimmable Red Lighting for Observing
Blinds for windows
Good bench space and storage facilities
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Carpet
creates
comfort by
reducing
tiredness
and cold
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Control room at end or in corner of
observatory
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Control Room
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A Simple Split Roof Observatory
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Viewing whole horizon
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Country retreat with observatory
and living space below
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Multiple instrument observatory
with living quarters below
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A New York Observatory
where money’s no object
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Exterior views
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Floor Plans
Observatory level designed for public viewing
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Commercial Double Observatory
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Field Observatories
• Collapsable for transportation
• Lightweight but strong
• Large enough to provide shelter for both
telescope and the observer
• Able to be well secured in wind
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Rotatable dome-like wind break
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Astrocamp Tent Observatory
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Locating an Observatory
• Rainforests are for rain - not observatories!
• Mountains create clouds
• Tops of hills draw turbulence
• Flat lowlands are best
• Protected plateaus are better than mountain tops
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Mountains create their own cloud cover
Lord Howe Is
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