Animation of my observatory using Google SketchUp.

Here's an animation of my observatory that I've just made using Google SketchUp.
I'm in the process of making an extension for it and SketchUp is a very quick and easy way to visualise some ideas. New mount don't ya know.
The nice thing about the roof is that you can keep one side virtually shut whilst observing from the other, so in the winter you can keep nice and warm.
The roof is held on by 8 hook and eyelets, but screwed down during very stormy weather!

Moon early morning 10th Sept 2006

Canon Powershot and 26mm EP.

Moonlight.

Moon 19th Aug 2006

Set the alarm this morning for 4:00am to observe the Moon. There was a band of cloud covering half the sky, with the edge just where the Moon was... grrr. But I got some imaging anyway. When I went out it was very dark, I was only out about 90mins, and in that time the sky was turning blue with the sunrise.


Mosaic of 13 images taken with Toucam.
Canon A620, 32mm EP.

Kepler, prime focus.
5:30 am, and it's already getting light.