Our adventure in the planning, design, considerations and construction of the GeekShed Observatory
Welcome to The Geek Shed Observatory (your feedback on my site is always welcome, particularly if something is not working right).
Like most amateur astronomy buffs, I’ve dreamed of an easier way to make observing a more convenient activity. Hauling my equipment up out of the basement (and tiredly back down late nights) has gotten to the point where I too often skip the opportunity and miss out on far too many clear nights (and days).
The obvious answer was to build a backyard observatory. It’s something I’ve dreamed of for years, but have always put off. Now that I have finally completed and begun using mine, I can finally understand what so many friends have told me. The only regret is that I didn’t do this sooner…
The hardest part is just getting started. Thanks to the internet, I have drawn plenty of inspiration and numerous ideas that got me going. I hope my site can do the same for you. Click the link below and have a look.
Here you’ll find links to information on the planning and construction details of my observatory, as well as the equipment I am using. I’ve tried to include plenty of detail and descriptive information, but hopefully the pictures will tell enough of the tale, and help you with your own observatory project. Most of the pics are in the Construction section, and are 70kB or less in size.
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