Re: ATM town observatory

["A. Suykerbuyk" <asuyker@wxs.nl>]

Hi,

Astrophotographer Arie Nagel built a observatory in his house. See
http://home.hetnet.nl/~astronet/index.htm


Regards,
Adrie Suijkerbuijk.

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Yvi und Alex Urban <alexander.urban@gmx.de>
Aan: atm@shore.net <atm@shore.net>
Datum: zaterdag 26 januari 2002 20:01
Onderwerp: Re: ATM town observatory


>
>Hi Ken
>You're absolutely right, that there are several drawbacks in having a
>observatory in the own house. But people here in Bavaria usually stay in
one
>place for most of their lifes (boring :-)). The insolation point is a good
>point, but I would have the benefit to be atop of the streetlights and
other
>houses. From the ground a not small part of the heaven would be lost...
>Cheers
>Alex
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ken Hunter" <kb7h@onemain.com>
>To: "Yvi und Alex Urban" <alexander.urban@gmx.de>; <atm@shore.net>
>Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 5:43 PM
>Subject: Re: ATM town observatory
>
>
>> Hi...
>>
>> While it's nice to have an observatory "IN" your house, you
>> should consider several things before building it there.
>>
>> 1. Lights, Heat, impact on the other users of the house and
>> observatory while it's being used. It's possible that others in
>> the house will not want to do everything in the dark while
>> you are observing all the time.
>>
>> 2. How long you intend to remain at the location where the
>> house is being built. Here in the USA it's not uncommon for
>> us to move or change houses several times during the course
>> of "growing up". If the observatory is built attached to the
>> house, you'll have to consider the impact and cost of remodelling
>> to suit the next purchaser unless you can get them interested in
>> Astro of course.
>>
>> 3. Isolation of the telescope supporting pier etc from the structure
>> of the house will be important also. This means that if your obs
>> is on an upper floor that you'll have a bit of wasted space below
>> where the pier or other supports come up through the dwelling.
>>
>> I prefer the idea of a separate building, where I can turn my music
>> up and not bother (or be bothered) by others.
>>
>> Just a few thoughts.
>>
>> Happy Grinding...
>>
>> Ken Hunter
>>
>> www.geocities.com/atm_ken_hunter
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Yvi und Alex Urban" <alexander.urban@gmx.de>
>> To: <atm@shore.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 10:20 AM
>> Subject: ATM town observatory
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Hi
>> > Did anybody of you build a observatory/dome in your house? We want
>> to build
>> > our own house, and as we are hobby astronomers, we want to plan it
>> perfect
>> > (means, with a observing possibility). If you build one or if you
>> know a
>> > webpage, we would be glad to hear from you!
>> > Cheers and Thanks
>> > Yvi and Alex
>> >
>> >
>>
>
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