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My own Observatory. "Orbit House Observatory"

"Orbit House Observatory" is named after our 1st miniture horse who passed away of liver disease. He was only 1 year old.
Orbit House Observatory
Orbit House Observatory		 Digging the trenches and hole for the pier
Digging the trenches and hole for the pier		 Laying the electrical under the driveway
Laying the electrical under the driveway		 Laying the electrical
Laying the electrical
Getting ready for the concrete
Getting ready for the concrete		 Concrete poured and Mels foot prints in the footing for the stairs
Concrete poured and Mels foot prints in the footing for the stairs		 Mels mark
Mels mark		 1 yard of concrete
1 yard of concrete
Footings in place and starting to look like a deck
Footings in place and starting to look like a deck		 Waiting for dome to show up
Waiting for dome to show up		 Building-Observatory-web1.jpg
Building-Observatory-web1.jpg		 Building-Observatory-web2.jpg
Building-Observatory-web2.jpg
waiting for dome to show up to make final adjustments
waiting for dome to show up to make final adjustments		 Building-Observatory-web4.jpg
Building-Observatory-web4.jpg		 Pier-w_mount1.jpg
Pier-w_mount1.jpg		 Pier-w_mountweb.jpg
Pier-w_mountweb.jpg
Pierweb.jpg
Pierweb.jpg		 Pierweb1.jpg
Pierweb1.jpg		 Stairs are built and stained
Stairs are built and stained		 Finally ready for the observatory
Finally ready for the observatory
Pod-Arrived-8.8.07-001.jpg
Pod-Arrived-8.8.07-001.jpg		 Pod arrived August 8th.2007
Pod arrived August 8th.2007		 Dome starts to go together
Dome starts to go together		 Rollers are in.
Rollers are in.
Ready for the dome to be installed
Ready for the dome to be installed		 Elecrical being installed
Elecrical being installed		 Inside pier removed and electical being installed
Inside pier removed and electical being installed		 Elecrical being installed
Elecrical being installed
Finally finished
Finally finished		 Completed
Completed		 Moving in.
Moving in.		 Large 4 drawer storage
Large 4 drawer storage
Another computer shot.
Another computer shot.		 An area for books, etc.
An area for books, etc.		 Another view of the scope.
Another view of the scope.		 Getting the wiring set up
Getting the wiring set up
Sealing up the outside
Sealing up the outside		 Cut the foam off and sealed with silicone.
Cut the foam off and sealed with silicone.		 Water tight
Water tight		 Me and my POD
Me and my POD
Dinner_For_JB.JPG
Dinner_For_JB.JPG		 Painting the dome black
Painting the dome black		 Changing out equipment
Changing out equipment		 New black paint job.
New black paint job.

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Richard Whitaker 28-Jan-2012 23:54
John nice setup!! Its not easy being green! (with envy!!)
Rich White 27-Nov-2010 14:31
My wife calls my dome my mistress. Always make the neighbors ears perk up when she says I am out back with my mistress. Nice pictures.
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