Roll Off Roof Observatory Designs

The home farm observatories story started in 2010 when neil then the owner of a telescope shop was approached by a customer in edinburgh to recommend a good quality roll off roof observatory for the new equipment he was to purchase.

Roll off roof observatory designs. Building a small observatory is not all that hard. At skyshed we provide quality roll off observatory plans kits and telescope piers. Our designs are uniquely individualized for your installation. Read todd carlson s great skyshed review in sky news magazine.

Skysheds are suitable for the budding astronomer to the seasoned astro photographer. New entries are marked with an asterisk. Our latest observatory design allows us to seamlessly add a warm room in the future without any wasted parts. A dome is much more complicated but still can be done with more careful planning.

Roll off roof roll off roof observatory design we create custom plans for roll off observatories and sell automated roof tracking systems. Track sections are 10 feet roll off roof observatory. For our client this was an ideal point of flexibility. Read it online here.

Integrated roller and track system the track assembly consists of a bent steel plated with inverted angle iron welded to the steel plate. For example i planned my observatory as a split roof design where the roll off roof has to glide underneath the eave of the permanent roof covering the control room. A simple roll off roof design can be built in a few days with simple tools and materials easily available in your local building supply store. I got lucky on mine.