Gear Shots - Observatory and Scope Setups (Pat Darmody)

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Gear Shots - Observatory and Scope Setups

Here are a few pics of my observatory and scope setups during my recent (past 6 months) sesssions. The "original" photo and version B were taken during my Witch Head Nebula session. I love my new SkyShedPod observatory! The wooden "rail" system behind the dome allows me to slide the dome off when I need more access to the zenith. (Plan to paint that to match the pod walls in the springtime.) For targets that are lower in the sky I don't usually slide the dome off. But you can see how it's very handy to have the capability (look at the revision photos). You can see that I did slide it off for the moon session - just to give myself some additional room to look at other targets that night. Thanks for looking and clear skies!

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Description: 2/20/18: Orion, Taurus, and the Pleiades over the dome during Witch Head Nebula session

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Description: 2/8/18: Scope pointed at gibbous moon

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Description: 2/8/18: Gibbous moon via FireCapture with scope

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Description: 12/1/17: Inside of observatory, after rubber tile floor installation

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Description: 11/15/18 Inside of observatory showing 80ED refractor mounted on AVX and pier

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Description: 11/15/17: Dome fully slid off onto rails (about 36" of travel) to get maximum sky and zenith access

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H

Description: 8/21/17: Setup for total solar eclipse

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I

Description: 8/21/17: Setup of scope and laptop for total solar eclipse

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Description: 8/21/17: Observatory and my house (in the background) - preparing for total solar eclipse

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