I'm looking for plans, photos, articles, ideas, etc. of your observatory to post here. Send what you have to matt\@atmpage.com.
Also, check the Observatory Books on the Reference Shelf
A plea for web address updates: Clark MacDonald - where has your page on Harvard Observatory gone? Ditto Paul Marshall's Roll Off Roof Observatory.
- Voula Micro Observatory
- George Paleologopoulos' brick and mortar observatory is mounted on the roof of his home south of Athens, Greece.
- Hill Observatory
- Chuck Faranda's roll off roof design was based on Owl Observatory, featured in the April 1992 issue of Astronomy Magazine.
- A Garden Shed Observatory
- Eddie Trimarchi's roll off roof observatory with lots of construction details and photos.
- The Doc G Observatory
- R. A. "Doc G" Greiner's roll off building houses a 12" LX200.
- Another Garden Shed Observatory
- Don Dillinger's roll off roof observatory is based on a garden shed design built by a local contractor.
- Kiowa Observatory
- Jon Goldberg's observatory in Kiowa, Colorado houses three Celestron 11 inch scopes.
- The Etscorn Campus Observatory
- Includes a link for obtaining AutoCAD drawings for a roll off roof observatory.
- Marcel Fontaine's Roll Off Roof Observatory
- A very nice design that is bolted together to allow rapid disassembly.
- Curtis MacDonald's Mountain Skies Observatory
- A multiple-user site near Laramie, Wyoming. Follow the construction link at the bottom of the main page.
- Joe Garlitz's Geodesic Dome Observatory
- A dome constructed from polystyrene "bead-board" coated with layer of reinforced concrete "stucco".
- Steven Lee's Roll Off Roof Observatory
- With lots of construction details.
- The Construction of Tom Perry's Starlight Observatory
- A full account of the construction of this square-building, domed observatory, with tons of photos!
- Robert Reeves' Von Braun Photographic Station
- Make sure to check out the rest of Robert's site while there, especially the outstanding Schmidt camera photographs.
- Robert Suding's Domed Tower
- Don't want to cut down the trees? Get above them!
- Robert Suding's Rolling Roof Observatory
- Features solid post and beam construction and a utility shed under the roof supports.