Roll Off Roof Observatory Designs

Integrated roller and track system the track assembly consists of a bent steel plated with inverted angle iron welded to the steel plate.

Roll off roof observatory designs.

Without measured drawings of your observatory you might run into the problem of not providing the necessary clearance for the roll off roof. Track sections are 10 feet roll off roof observatory. At skyshed we provide quality roll off observatory plans kits and telescope piers. A dome is much more complicated but still can be done with more careful planning.

Read it online here. Read todd carlson s great skyshed review in sky news magazine. Our designs are uniquely individualized for your installation. For example i planned my observatory as a split roof design where the roll off roof has to glide underneath the eave of the permanent roof covering the control room.

Our latest observatory design allows us to seamlessly add a warm room in the future without any wasted parts. Building a small observatory is not all that hard. The home farm observatories story started in 2010 when neil then the owner of a telescope shop was approached by a customer in edinburgh to recommend a good quality roll off roof observatory for the new equipment he was to purchase. For our client this was an ideal point of flexibility.

I got lucky on mine. Or you can buy a kit. A simple roll off roof design can be built in a few days with simple tools and materials easily available in your local building supply store. Skysheds are suitable for the budding astronomer to the seasoned astro photographer.