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Rusty Mountain Observatory II
Rusty Mountain Observatory II construction. Installed patio pavers, a new larger pergola and the Orion HDX110/Skywatcher EQ8 German equatorial Mount.
Side-by-side ...
New pavers installed
C925 in the background
Finished the pergola just in time for a storm
Replaced pier sun shield
The Orion HDX110 mount with adapter plate
Software Bisque MX to ME pier adapter plate
Top of the Software Bisque ME/MX pier
Orion HDX110 installed on the pier
Angled view
A little wider view
Very carefully measured offset to allow for azimuth adjustments...
Adapter plate drilled for center bolt and azimuth adjusters
Azimuth adjusters installed
Oh, here's the before photo. Ummm, yeah.
RTManual.jpg
Rear view - note camera display
Sunrise - EQMOD program on monitor (Configuration 20160430)
Working under cover :O)
Some of the cabling
Another view
Tucked the cabling and power supplies under the pier sun shield.
Another view
Another view
From the other side...
Cables enshrouded
To show detail for wind management
To show detail for wind management
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