Suggested domes or roll-off observatory plans.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:36 pm
As I am not getting younger, but rather turn 52 at the end of the month I'm getting interested in observatories so I don't have to haul out the Dob or AR152 when I get out. I'm curious if anyone has suggestions about domes and roll-off types. I'm thinking of buying the plans for the obsy and then hiring a contractor to build it.
Also, I am relocating this month to Washington state and will be going from poorBortle 7ish skies to Bortle 3 where the Milky Way will be visible at night. Specifically, the neighborhood is about 12 miles from a city of some 80,000 but has no streetlights and is located in a valley between two mountains which also help to shield LP .
While I had planned to keep my house and buy a 2nd home I have decided instead to sell the house in April and take advantage of the very strong sellers' market in the Bay Area. My tentative plan right now is to buy a winter place in Arizona or N.M. in a year or two and spend 6 rainy months in the southwest and summers in the northwest.
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Also, I am relocating this month to Washington state and will be going from poor
While I had planned to keep my house and buy a 2nd home I have decided instead to sell the house in April and take advantage of the very strong sellers' market in the Bay Area. My tentative plan right now is to buy a winter place in Arizona or N.M. in a year or two and spend 6 rainy months in the southwest and summers in the northwest.
Any advice would be most appreciated.