Roll Off Roof Observatory Construction

A roll off roof observatory is the simplest and by far the most popular observatory design for today s practical astronomers.

Roll off roof observatory construction.

The roller assembly consists of a bent steel plate with a v groove roller assembly welded to the plate. Without measured drawings of your observatory you might run into the problem of not providing the necessary clearance for the roll off roof. Wheel diameter is 4 or 6 depending on the roof size. Building a roll off roof observatory is unique covering all aspects of designing a roll off roof observatory.

Pier astro shed eventually i settled on the idea of a roll over roof. Many are classic domes that scream observatory when you see them. Some are built on housetops and some are built on stilts to see above trees. Track sections are 10 feet in length and come with pre drilled 3 8 holes for lag or through bolting to the observatory side walls and roof support system.

It is located on top of a hill with unobstructed few to all sides and has still fairly dark sky. I followed the plans from skyshed for the the gable and roof construction again using deck screws. I got lucky on mine. We will construct a small guesthouse a main house and of course want to include a small observatory as well.

Observatory solutions is a consulting firm located in southwest colorado that develops customized solutions for astronomical observatories that integrate site design style and equipment configuration. Some are spartan and utilitarian and many are lavish with amenities and decorations. See my original thread here. Planning the site viewing requirements conforming to by laws and orientation of the structure.

Originally i only planned to put up a pier new shed but the good people here on sgl encouraged me to go for a full observatory. I build the gables on the ground and then attached them to the secured roll off slider. A small roll off roof observatory. In 1997 we acquired 2 000 m of land close to la coruña in the northwest of spain where we live.

With high quality residential type construction they are virtually maintenance free for years to come. For building the roof frame i used a 2 x 6 for the main cross beam and used a 2 x 4 support to level and hold in place. Roll off roof observatories now in our 18th year of providing the highest quality ever customizable observatories available. My design is probably quite unconventional and uses an off the shelf 12 x 8 shed as a starting point.

My original design called for the roof to roll off on angle iron placed in an l position where the wheels are protected on both sides by the angle iron.