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07-Jan-2023

Observatory components

Left to right:

1) Housing containing 18" F4.1 and 12" F4.9 GOTO Dobsonian telescopes, for visual observatirons.
2) Control room, solar battery bank, solar panels, storage and warm room
3) 3M Scopedome containing 12"F3.8 Newtonian astrograph and Tak FSQ106EDX4

The control room in the middle houses the 2 X 550 amphr solar batteries and solar power control systems, with 680W of solar panels
fitted on the far (north) side. The small solar panel on the right side of the control room charges a 100 amphr battery to control
the visual telescopes when in use. The sealed PVC pipes on the ground, connecting the control room to the 3MScopedome, carry the
240V power, 12V power and data cables. There is a roughly 6m X 6m space, ready for something in the future, bottom right..hmmm?

See the solar power control setup here:

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