The "Hobbservatory" was constructed in the fall of 2003 and was used until Summer 2016 (moved).
This all original custom design satisfied the following criteria:
16’x16’ Building including 8’x16’ of Shed, •8’x12’ of crawl space below Observatory (wiring access and storage), •8’x16 Observatory (•8’x4’ Warm Room with storage above accessible from observatory, •8’x12 Observatory with roll off roof and 2 piers)
Build
Equipment
Some like visual observing, some like astrophotography & digital image processing
... the most enjoyable part of the hobby for me is exploring technology and trying new equipment ...
William Optics EzTouch with Astrotech Refractor
The Eyepiece Collection ... just in case I get the urge to take a peek
Celestron CGE PRO mount ... shown with William Optics FLT-132 (SOLD)
Pier 1 - shown with Celestron CGE & William Optics FLT-132
Celestron Carbon Fibre C11 OTA with finderscope, feather touch focuser, and Astro Physics 2" visual back (For Sale)
Pier 2 shown outfitted with a simple William Optics EZ-Touch mount and nice 76mm Astrotech CF APO Refractor.
The highly modified Celestron 14" (Carbon Fiber, Flocking, Fans, Locking Collar, etc), the 12.5" RC Astrograph, and the Paramount ME are all now located in remote control observatories in San Pedro de Atacama Chile.
In the beginning ... when I had no idea that this stuff was junk
