Roll Off Roof Observatory Garden Shed

Our home farm roll off roof observatories are custom designed timber observatories built specifically for you your location and your telescope.

Roll off roof observatory garden shed.

Garden observatory we are the specialise in garden observatories in standard and bespoke designs. Use our detailed plans and step by step photo instructions on cd or new online downloads to build a skyshed observatory from scratch. The cost to make my own was a little less than 30. Our roll off observatory shed is a great choice for all stargazing enthusiasts.

Luckily i have two buildings in my garden. Purchase a stand alone pier or incorporate one into your skyshed. I have a lovely purpose built workshop well insulated and warm. The roof shall roll sideways.

Phil harrington s star watcher observatory roll away shed on a deck with surrounding light screen fence. Combine a cd and pier or order a full pre fab kit. Instead of having to lift off the roof of an observatory these roofs can be rolled to one side and easily moved back afterword to protect the equipment. Information about roll off jacks part of the skyshed design.

4x4 wooden poles will carry the roof when rolled open. The roller assembly consists of a bent steel plate with a v groove roller assembly welded to the plate. Combine a cd and pier or order a full pre fab kit. Walls and structure for roof support complete with steel tracks.

I also have a block built shed outhouse which was begging for an observatory conversion. Testing the steel u profile layout after mounting the horizontal beam extending from the shed. A observatory to suite all prices ranges. I followed the updated plans from skyshed for the roll off support for the most part.

Information about roll off jacks part of the skyshed design. Track sections are 10 feet in length and come with pre drilled 3 8 holes for lag or through bolting to the observatory side walls and roof support system. Testing the scope height vs. I had to chisel a hole in the paving stone to make room for the bolt.

Use our detailed plans and step by step photo instructions on cd or new online downloads to build a skyshed observatory from scratch. My flapping roof observatory sky telescope the essential guide to astronomy. The subject of this article is to describe the process i went through to convert the block shed into an astro imaging observatory. Purchase a stand alone pier or incorporate one into your skyshed.

I built my roll off support jacks out using 1 4 thick 4 x 4 steel plates from lowe s i cut them to size and 5 8 diameter 8 galvanized bolts. Rare appearance of a big dob rather than a pier mounted sct or refractor. In addition because they look similar to traditional sheds our sky sheds still look nice sitting in your yard. Looks like the space inside will be quite sufficient for one or two persons.