The Observatory buildings and surrounds —Page 1 of 2

 

Main observatory dome

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warm room

 

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Hard standing areas

 

 

Attached to the dome building is the warm room, housing 5 people in comfort. It measures 4 x 3 m and has a connecting door into the dome. It is equipped with all the necessary equipment to complement the observing session and holds the smaller telescopes, eyepieces, cameras and other items

 

 

 

D = Dome

WR = Warm Room

T = Toilet

 

There are two flat concrete areas where outside activities occur and telescopes and other equipment can be set up.

The 2.7 m diameter fibre glass dome sits atop a reinforced circular brick structure. The main telescope (Intes Micro Deluxe 14 inch ) is mounted on top of a Losmandy mount, all of which are atop a 2.2m high concrete pillar. The dome is driven by a sidereal motor drive and during observing and imaging sessions it can step at sidereal rate to keep the aperture aligned with the object. The observing floor is isolated from the pillar to avoid vibration transfer.

 

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