Each half slides down slightly. I have a "cap" over the center (connected to one side) - and the other half slides under the cap. -----Original Message----- From: Barney B. [mailto:aaah@sisna.com] Sent: Fri 3/14/2003 6:47 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Cc: Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Advice Dale, I thought about a split roof design, but I couldn't figure out how to "weather proof" the ridge where they met. What did you do? Barney ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Hooper <mailto:Dale.Hooper@sdl.usu.edu> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:15 PM Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Advice I'm certainly not Barney - so I hope you don't mind me intruding. <g> I finished a roll-off roof (split roof design) observatory in my back yard this past year. I don't have anything on-line so I can't help you that way. But, there are two sites that I went to again and again and again while I was designing and building my observatory. So, I hope these can help you. If you really decide to do it - there are two "must have" books on sheds and outbuildings to get - but I don't have the titles with me. Let me know if you are interested - and I can send the titles along. Mine is working really well - I've got a heated control room and a telescope room. I can try to answer any questions you have. Of course, I believe several others on the list have also built observatories (obviously Barney has <g>) so they will have a lot of good advice too. http://www.seds.org/billa/obs/obslist.html http://www.isomedia.com/homes/cvedeler/observatory/observ.htm -----Original Message----- From: RLKelm [mailto:rlkelm@attbi.com] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 3:18 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Advice Barney, I hope I am not intruding, if so please excuse me. I am sorry that I do not have any suggestions for your problems. What caught my eye in your note was that you have your own rolling roof observatory. I have been seriously thinking about trying to build one, somewhere, somehow. Did you have commercial plans or design your own? Could you give me any suggestions on where to start? Thank you very much. Clear skies! :) Rog Kelm