Building a roll-off roof observatory: a complete guide for design and construction

Almost every amateur astronomer who has taken the pursuit to its second levelaspires to a fixed, permanent housing for his telescope, permitting its rapidand comfortable use avoiding hours of setting-up time for each observing session. A roll-off roof observatory is the simplest and by far the most popular observatory design for today’s practical astronomers. Building a Roll-off Roof Observatory is unique, covering all aspects of designing a roll-off roof observatory: planning the site, viewing requirements, conforming to by-laws, and orientation of the structure. The chapters outline step-by-step construction of a typical building, and the accompanying CD-R provides complete, professional,detailed diagrams for each phase of construction. The author, both an amateurastronomer and professional landscape architect, is uniquely qualified to write this fully-detailed book. Written by a professional Senior Landscape Architect, who is also an experienced astronomer of 25 years Author has designed andbuilt his own observatory, as well as many others Full scale observatories exist to demonstrate the feasibility of the designs Full scale plans are available upon request A ‘must’ for anyone even contemplating building a roll-off roof observatory INDICE: Introduction.- The Benefits of a Permanent Observatory.- Observatory Design Considerations.- Options for Foundation Types and Laying out the Observatory 'Footprint'.- Fabricating the Telescope Pier.- Preparing the Footingsand the Obseravtory Floor.- Framing the Walls.- Framing the Gantry Section.- Fabricating the Track and Base Plate.- Framing the Roof.- Application of SteelRoofing.- Exterior and Interior Siding.- Final Luxuries.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-76603-4
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 190
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés