Building the Dual Pier, Pinetree Astronomical Observatory

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Bit of a long video this time, but it covers the four months it took to build the Pinetree Observatory, from ground clearing to completion. It was quite a step up from my original 4x5 feet micro observatory at my old house.
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0:00 Intro
0:08 New Site
0:27 Groundworks Start
0:48 Marking Out
1:03 Digging Foundations
1:24 Concrete Footings
1:48 Further Deliveries inc Shed
2:12 Moving the Shed
2:26 Remaining Footings & Pier Foundation
2:37 Establishing the Floor Height
3:00 End Wall Construction
3:28 Floor Supports
3:46 Pier Foundations
5:46 Pouring the Pier Foundations & Piers
6:47 Fitting the Floor Joists
7:57 Observatory Plinth
8:12 Cutting the Floor for the Piers
8:59 Building the Walls
9:50 Rolling Roof Walls
10:33 Fitting the Floor
10:47 Finishing the Walls
11:09 Fitting the Walls
11:37 Finishing the Roof Sections
11:59 Aligning the Pier Adapters
12:17 Checking the Field of View
12:47 Second Pier Adapter
13:07 Building the Roof Runners
14:09 Assembling the Roof
15:31 Second Scope Test Fit
16:02 Fitting the Front Flap
16:20 Finishing the Roof
17:54 First Light on the Moon
18:05 Pier to Floor Trim
18:23 Steps
18:42 Complete - Mostly!

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11 июл 2024

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@janjitzekrol2564 2 месяца назад

This is awesome for a number of reasons, one is that it is a lot of work to put a shed like this together. Most videos make it seem easy and skip a lot of steps. In this one, all of it is there and gave me a ton of ideas how I can replicate it in my backyard. And, at the same time, not feel bad that it will take a while to build. Thank you so much for this thorough video JJK

@century_bombers 2 месяца назад

Thank you. It was a lot of hard work and several other people have said how they encountered underground obstacles that made the groundworks so much harder! You have to just keep focused on the end goal and on days where things aren't working out, take a break and come back fresh another day. Also, don't make the design set in stone, as once you start using it, things may have to change. That's one of the reasons I didn't bury my cables in a duct in the pier. I don't remote image and move around with my laptop as the sky changes. Having cables and power supplies that are free to move works for me better than a fixed position.

@keithburr3959 3 месяца назад

Fantastic job, I hope it's getting good use.

@MrSummitville 26 дней назад

Very nice!

@century_bombers 26 дней назад

Thank you.

@woody5109 9 месяцев назад

Great job, I’m envious as hell.

@thecaravanham 9 месяцев назад

How come I've only just stumbled across this video!

@century_bombers 9 месяцев назад

Hope it has inspired you if you don't already have an observatory!

@NevadaDesertSkies 8 месяцев назад

Nice job Stephen. Congrats on the obsy!

@century_bombers 8 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@tubedude54 8 месяцев назад

How did you weatherstrip it? Of all the home observatory builds I've watched no one ever tells how they keep the wind driven rain and snow out...

@century_bombers 8 месяцев назад

I've got mylar plastic draught proofing strips over the front and rear opening joints on the inside. The roof runs on L section channels, so the L section acts as a gutter, preventing rain from entering at the sides.