Without measured drawings of your observatory you might run into the problem of not providing the necessary clearance for the roll off roof.
Roll off roof strikes telescope.
I got lucky on mine.
I build the gables on the ground and then attached them to the secured roll off slider.
This provides some information about my observatory.
A friend of mine has a wide and strongly sloped roll off roof which slopes to within a couple of feet of the ground on the south edge and slides sideways towards the west when deployed.
One possiblity for a lower southern wall would be to incorporate part of the south wall into the roof but then clearance of any telescopes in the enclosure during roll off might be a problem.
It s a roll off roof shed constructed to house my 12 lx200 and computers.
Our observatories have been built to any size that fit our customers needs from a cozy 9 5 x 9 5 all the way up to 24 x 40.
0 7 meter telescope system.
Custom designs plans.
0 6 meter telescope system.
They are maintenance free and don t require external roof supports yielding a clean and aesthetically pleasing design.
Our roll off roof astronomical observatories are custom designed and built to suit your individual requirements.
Intended to be of use to others who attempt to build an observatory of their own.
The tele station7 roll off roof observatory is designed with larger sizes in mind.
This page explains it s construction and some do s and dont s of observatory construction.
For building the roof frame i used a 2 x 6 for the main cross beam and used a 2 x 4 support to level and hold in place.
My original design called for the roof to roll off on angle iron placed in an l position where the wheels are protected on both sides by the angle iron.
0 5 meter telescope system.
Roll off roof observatories.
Made from structural aluminum our roll off roof observatories have design features not found in any other roll off roof observatory design.
2 0 meter telescope system.
Both areas are equivalent in width and length.
I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws.
The observing area roof rolls off onto support beams that are positioned over a warm room area.
The observatory is more or less exactly the right size for the telescope to sit in its horizontal stored position diagonally with the roof closed.
1 0 meter telescope system.
The roof is powered as a included feature with a center mounted rack and pinion drive.
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