Building a Roll-Off Roof Observatory : A Complete Guide for Design and Construction PDF
by John Stephen Hicks
Part of the The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series series
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Almost every amateur astronomer who has taken the pursuit to its second level aspires to a fixed, permanent housing for his telescope, permitting its rapid and comfortable use avoiding hours of setting-up time for each observing session. A roll-off roof observatory is the simplest and by far the most popular observatory design for today's practical astronomers.
Building a Roll-off Roof Observatory is unique, covering all aspects of designing a roll-off roof observatory: planning the site, viewing requirements, conforming to by-laws, and orientation of the structure. The chapters outline step-by-step construction of a typical building.
The author, both an amateur astronomer and professional landscape architect, is uniquely qualified to write this fully-detailed book. A professionally designed roll-off observatory could cost as much as $3000 just for the plans - which are provided free with Building a Roll-off Roof Observatory.
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- Publisher:Springer New York
- Publication Date:02/03/2009
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- ISBN:9780387766119
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- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Springer New York
- Publication Date:02/03/2009
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- ISBN:9780387766119