Sliding Roof Observatory

Roll off roof observatories.

Sliding roof observatory.

The slide off roof looks like a garden shed so it doesn t attract too much attention it doesn t protect against the wind or stray lights because of the walls i think it blocks some views of the sky closer to the horizon. Integrated roller and track system the track assembly consists of a bent steel plated with inverted angle iron welded to the steel plate. Clampshell roof design astronomical observatory. I made a pair of beams for the chassis of the roof.

The observatory is more or less exactly the right size for the telescope to sit in its horizontal stored position diagonally with the roof closed. The sliding roof runs on casters along the low and high walls of the observatory onto two wooden run off beams that are permanently supported by external posts. The new shed has a clampshell roof which can be opened manually. Backyard observatory using skyshed plans.

Made from structural aluminum our roll off roof observatories have design features not found in any other roll off roof observatory design. The main challenge was making the rest of the roof structure rigid enough to keep its shape without making it so heavy as to be hard to lift in to place. 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. The old succesful polypropylene shed was fine but i liked to have more space and a stronger building.

Our designs are uniquely individualized for your installation. Instead of having to lift off the roof of an observatory these roofs can be rolled to one side and easily moved back afterword to protect the equipment. The observatory actually a custom shed contains a permanently mounted telescope with a ccd camera. Rain boards on either side of the roof ensure that the roof remain held on the wall and runoff beams.

Roll off roof roll off roof observatory design we create custom plans for roll off observatories and sell automated roof tracking systems. In 2017 i build a new astro shed to house my telescope mount. The observatory has a motorized roof that rolls off to expose the sky. They are maintenance free and don t require external roof supports yielding a clean and aesthetically pleasing design.

In addition because they look similar to traditional sheds our sky sheds still look nice sitting in your yard.