About Me

Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
I am a member of the Breckland Astronomical Society in Norfolk. The society has a 20" AltAz Newtonian reflector which is computer controlled, a 9.25" Celestron SCT and an 8" Celestron SCT, both of which are on GOTO mounts, and a 4" Vixen refractor. In addition we have recently purchased a DMK planetary imaging camera and an Atik 383 deep sky camera..We have a very active astrophotography group that meets on Tuesdays at the observatory. In addition to using the society's equipment, I have a 10" Meade SNT for deep sky and planetary imaging and a QHY5L-II camera primarily for planetary imaging. For digital imaging I use a Canon EOS500D DSLR camera. I recently purchased a Robtics ED80 refractor for both deep sky and planetary imaging.

The plinth and pier with the LXD75 mount.work started in June 2012

The plinth and pier with the LXD75 mount.work started in June 2012
the pier assembly was made up of a metal cylinder with fins to make it more rigid and the two plates for the mount assembly. Paul did all the welding and Nick the finishing work. .

The frame of the observatory.

The frame of the observatory.
Sons Paul and Mark with grandson Jack building the frame for the main housing.

Structure ready for roof and dome

Structure ready for roof and dome
main building taking shape, inner walls insulated and finished with 25 mm ply.

The Snow Street Observatory

The Snow Street Observatory
Finally finished in October after 5 months of intermitent effort. The flat roof and dome kits were from Pulsar Observatories..
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