I am tired of rebuilding the whole gear before any observation session, so i decided to go for a permanent installation of the mount. For reasons of space in my backyard i will only have a column (or pier, don't know which word fits more), not a dome or something really cool. The EQ-6 will sit on top of a euro EMC P200-120, so i only need to reinstall the scope itself whenever i want to do astronomy. I found a company which builds made-to-measure covers so the mount will be protected from the weather. I will also install permanent power supply via a PegasusAstro Pocket Powerbox Advance, of which i have heard only good things.

Time for building this is fine, the weather is totally useless for months now, so at the moment i can't do anything for astronomy anyway :-( I will keep this image updated each time something happens in the project:

- Original image: Place where the column will be.

- B: The hole for the concrete block.

- C: The steel ring for inside the concrete block. It will connect the pier to the ground.

- D: The cover for the fresh made C30/37 concrete.

- E: The fresh concrete.

- F: Ready for the pier.

- G: Pier only.

- H: Pier and mount.

- I: With cables.

- J: With RC8".

- K: With cover - opened.

- L: With cover - closed.

- M: Project is finished.

- N: The hooks.

[Update 2021-06-07]: We are at stage H. There are a couple of things left to do, but most of the work is done. The new cablemanagement needs to be installed, the concrete block does not need its wooden clothing anymore and the polaralignment must be done - i plan to do all these things on wednesday. Wish me luck!

[Update 2021-06-21]: The polar alignment worked well (thanks for crossing your fingers!) and at the moment i am waiting for the made-to-measure cover provided by Abdeckhauben-Shop.de. I'll post some final images when everything is done.

[Update 2021-10-31]: With the installation of the made-to-measure cover the project is finished. I already use this for a few month now and i am totally happy with it. The cover is air permeable (breathable?), so the equipment won't suffer from humidity, even after weeks under the cover. I attached snap hooks on three sides and open hooks on the side where the two zippers reside, so it is very easy to open or close the cover. Since i installed it there was no need for a new polar- or star-alignment, even when changing the telescopes. This is a major improvement in usability, i am ready in a few minutes for imaging right now.