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Subject: Re: [M]: Can an LX200 be kept permanently powered ?
From: Robin Casady
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Mar 04 00:34:55 1997

Gilles Primeau wrote:
>...I wish to build my observatory on the top
> of my house's roof, and access will require a retractable staircase inside
> the house, going through the attic. Thermal insulation from inside the
> house must be maximized.

I was thinking about a rooftop ovservatory until I realized that all the
solar energy the roof collected during the day would be causing
turbulence late into the night, and rigitity of the house would not
match a pier. What happens to your 416XT when someone walks across the
livingroom? You might want to test that before you spend the big bucks
on a remodel.

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Robin Casady
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