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| Gulf Harbour Observatory (GHO). |
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| Gulf Harbour Observatory (GHO). |
The POD is a really neat design, it is modular and only takes half a day to a day to put together, and only requires one to two people to build. It comes in a variety of colours to suit your tastes and location. I got the "Arctic white" version which looks very striking in the landscape. The one I went to see and play with before I bought one was Tan for the walls and White for the dome.
The Pod Itself is 3 meters in diameter and just under 3 meters tall at the apex of the dome. I have the standard kit but you can add equipment pods instead of the normal wall sections which add more space to put computer equipment etc out of the way of the main floor area where your telescope/tripod/pier is located.
I had a pier which I had constructed while doing the deck platform for the Ob to sit on. The Pier was concrete and timber with a meter square footing and was isolated from the deck platform to cut out vibration to the telescope while walking around the observatory.
construction for my new Ob location will be very similar, I have not yet decided on whether to have a pier again, or use my telescope tripod. The location will play a part in the decision as the new observatory will be a part of a lookout platform that is going to go on the stump of a 130ish year old Macrocarpa tree that we have on our now property in Otago. the Stump is over 2 meters tall and is nearly 3 meters wide at its widest. Making a pier that is that long is probably a bad idea, and I don't think that Ill be able to dig a big enough footing for the pier because of the roots around the stump anyway.
I intend to do a few articles on the design and build process for the new Ob as and when I do it, so keep your eyes out for that one. It promises to be a very interesting and challenging project!
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| Adding the mount to the pier. |
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| Posing in the new Ob. |
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| Posing in the new Ob. |
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| Posing in the new Ob. |
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