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Start of construction of the work shelf. I assembled almost all of the shelter with 2.5" lag screws. For the shelf I put 2x2 supports every 2 feet because of the thin board I used for the shelf surface.
Date: 06/29/2007
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The shelf in place. I cut two notches (one visible here) in case I wanted to feed any cables from below in the future.
Date: 06/29/2007
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Working on the upper shelf; I use this surface for chair storage when not in use, and as temporary storage for things like my laptop case when observing.
Date: 06/30/2007
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Basic shelf construction completed.
Date: 06/30/2007
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Putting equipment on the shelf: I use a REALLY old monitor (circa 1982) as a video monitor for my Stellacam
and wide field video finders on my scope; red plastic dims the monitor screen. On the left side are some power strips, and partly...
Date: 07/01/2007
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Closer view of the monitor, video amps, and power strip placement.
Date: 07/01/2007
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The right end of the shelf. The large plastic box holds miscellaneous parts including my SBIG and DSI
cameras. Behind that is my home-made light box, and another case for some camera adapters.
Date: 07/01/2007
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Here is a view with the shelter mostly closed up. The gray tarp in the middle protects the shelf contents.
My chair is sitting on the upper shelf; I leave it covered with the blue tarp behind it because birds enjoy
spending time inside my ...
Date: 07/06/2007
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Date: 07/06/2007
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My observing location opened up; my laptop would go in the middle where my camera is sitting in this shot.
Date: 07/06/2007
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My new SBIG ST-402 camera mounted on my Taurus off-axis guider, along with a Meade DSI-C as the guider.
Date: 07/06/2007
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The power cord and video finder cables run from the scope to the movable shelter and shelf.
Date: 07/06/2007
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The end of the ground track for the shelter, with stops to prevent the shelter from going too far. The cross-board is intended to help pick up the tracks and relocate them later on.
Date: 07/06/2007
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Here is my setup at night while imaging. The laptop is connected to the telescope and cameras via the black USB cable. In front of the monitor is the hand control for the telescope mount with its long gray cable. The night was very hot and muggy, so I h
Date: 07/07/2007
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