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Making a Backyard Observatory Replete With Retractable Roof
Here’s one for our astronomy geeks. Our hacker [arrow] has made their own observatory! This particular video is a bit over ten minutes long and is basically a montage; there …read more
Here’s one for our astronomy geeks. Our hacker [arrow] has made their own observatory!
This particular video is a bit over ten minutes long and is basically a montage; there is no narration or explanation given, but you can watch clear progress being made and the ultimate success of the backyard facility.
Obviously the coolest thing about this building is that the roof can be moved, but those telescope mounts look pretty sexy too. About halfway through the video the concrete slab that was supporting one metal mounting pole gets torn up so that two replacements can be installed, thereby doubling the capacity of the observatory from one telescope to two.
If you’re an astronomy wonk you might enjoy some of [arrow]’s other videos. Maybe with their observatory [arrow] will solve the problem of dark matter. We’ve covered heaps of astronomy stuff here at Hackaday before including how to make your own telescope right down to the glass and the world’s highest altitude infrared telescope.
Thanks very much to [Joshua] for sending us this tip via the tips line.
