Super projet ! Très bien expliqué en détail. Le printemps prochain en 2023, j'entreprends de construire mon observatoire dans ma cour. J'ai très aimé ta liste de lecture sur la construction de ton mini-observatoire. Bravo! J'habite au Québec (Canada) Ville de Laval, nous avons aussi des hivers semblables à chez vous en Suède ! À bientôt ;-)
That's a very smart solution! I like it! It looks strong enough as well, however the latches look a bit thin to me. Keep your eyes on them. Good work anyway, really!
Thank you! Yes, I have considered that, but hope that the weight of the roof will keep it in place. I will keep an eye on them, and be open to replacing them with stronger latches and rings if needed.
Looks like a good solution, but the latches seem quite thin? Are you at all worried that if you had a *lot* of wind, and the latches were stressed/stretched by up and down movement of the roof, then they may bend slightly. If you did not notice this, then they may catch when you open/close the roof and get stuck in the loops, or not fit back into the loops when the roof closes, damage the motor or worse? I was thinking an alternate solution may be to attach some kind of lower rail to the bottom of the roof that slides into a “gutter” on the shed side? Then you’d have the entire length of the roof being held in place on both sides. Keep on posting the videos - I have loved watching this whole series. Cheers from Australia!
I'm planing my obs and have been looking at using Remote Car Control Central Lock System (12v) as a way of locking and holding down the roof. I think it has some merit, could be controlled by Ardino? Yours is looking very cool my friend I have enjoyed watching and learning from your experiances.
I am building an observatory but wanted to avoid an external rail design because of concerns about the rails icing up. Do you find the rails become iced over in winter?
Thank you for watching! You need to keep the rails cleaned during winter, before using the remote control or open the roof manually. You could solve this by for example mounting a heating coord in the rail that will melt the snow and ice. It's not a big concern if you ask me, but something that you need to do.
Great idea!.. you would think you can just add four more like that in the opposite direction for when it's open.. and of course the dreaded wind gust while auto closing at 4:30am in the morning after an image session while you're sleeping.. oh the worries never end.. You might need to go a bit thicker for it not to bend..
Great video. I'm going to build an observatory too. How many centimetres do you have the mount below the level of the sides of the walls (when you slide the roof off) and how do you limit it with this? I mean, from what angular height above the horizon can you observe?
Hello! I don't have an exact figure but about 10 centimeters and I can observe very low, maybe below 5-10 degrees. There are other things that limit me, buildings and trees.
En passant j'utilise comme logiciel de capture, N.I.N.A et il y a un plugin pour le contrôle automatique d'un observatoire! Cela pourrait être pratique😉. Félicitations encore pour ton superbe travail!👏
Salut merci beaucoup ! Je vais également utiliser N.I.N.A et j'ai l'intention de construire une interface pour contrôler le plafond avec le logiciel. Je ferai une vidéo à ce sujet. Bonne chance avec votre construction !
I was looking for this type of information, but this roof doesn't look very secure. Where I live you need a 150 mph (240 kph) wind certification for even an outdoor shed. I could imagine a 50-60 mph wind wind gust blowing it over.
You are correct, it's not very secure but the roof is very heavy. If I were you, I would use a rail system that locked the rollers in, so it was unable to lift.
