Building a Roll-Off Roof Observatory A Complete Guide for Design and Construction /

• Main Author: Hicks, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series,
• Subjects: Physics.; Architecture.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Engineering design.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Architecture, general.; Engineering Design.

Almost every practical astronomer who takes the pursuit to its second level aspires to a fixed, permanent housing for his telescope, permitting its rapid and comfortable use and avoiding hours of setting-up time for each observing session. A roll-off roof observatory is the simplest and by far the m...

Table of Contents:

• The Benefits of a Permanent Observatory
• Observatory Design Considerations
• Options for Foundation Types and Laying out the Observatory #x201C;Footprint#x201D;
• Fabricating the Telescope Pier
• Preparing the Footings and the Observatory Floor
• Framing the Walls
• Framing the Gantry Section
• Fabricating the Track and Base Plate
• Framing the Roof
• Application of Steel Roofing
• Exterior and Interior Siding
• Final Luxuries.