Shed to a roll-off roof observatory were the plan was to make 3 holes in the building a roll-off roof observatory for under $1,400 :. Doghouse observatory - a simple backyard observatory -- shed with roll back roof - only houses small or compact larger telescopes. find this pin and more on astronomy by jessica lynn.. Hi guys, i have been "building" my skyshed ror observatory in sketchup, to get a feel for the plans, before building the real thing. i don't understand the reasoning/logic behind the detail skyshed uses for the roll off roof track/assembly (see attached renderings)..
Building your own roll-off roof observatory (parts 1 and 2) this article was originally written in 2002 and has been uploaded due to the many requests i have received concerning this article.. Thanks guys for the comments. star watcher - i wouldn't let the site put you off, there will still be plenty of objects to look at or image in the 50% of the sky you can see, and as for light pollution, well i rate mine pretty bad too, probably down to magnitude 4 at best.. A home observatory build it and you classic looks, but expensive. •roll off roof: rugged construction, but a big footprint. every shed at home depot,.