This is my Observatory, or should I call it an Astro Shed. Well that`s what it is, a shed with a roll off roof..It is custom made with materials bought from the local builders merchant. I installed electricity, and am able to run two computers, one for guiding, and one for imaging. I power the Canon DSLR, both Telescopes and a Dew Controller, sadly no coffee machine.

This is me, Keith, and my wife, Jeanette.

We are located on the western side of Scunthorpe, Nth. Lincolnshire, in the United Kingdom. ( 53-34 north longitude, 00"40'47.87" west latitude ). The desire to build an observatory came in the summer of 2004 when I realised that my scopes were too heavy to carry in and out into the gardenand then spend half an hour setting them up to find that the sky was cloudy. I decided to build a Roll - Off roof designed shed and mount the telescopes on a steel pier cemented into the ground.  I have a clear unobstructed view of the southern sky, where most of my astrophotography objects will be. During the summer of 2005 I taught myself to image the solar system with a webcam. The webcam would be attached to the telescope eyepiece and a computer. Once focused the results can be seen immediately on the computer screen.For a more detailed introduction to Webcam Astrophotography, please go to Ray Shore`s astrophotography website. Ray is an accomplished astronomer and astro imager, with an informative and excellent website for the novice student to the more experienced astronomer.

My ambition is to be able to take close up photos of the Moon, Planets, and Deep Sky objects.. I can say that my first year was a learning curve, but with some success. To be able to look inside the craters of the Moon, or view the rings of Saturn, or to see deep sky objects, that just can`t be seen with the naked eye, makes those cold nights of winter all worthwhile. I hope you enjoy your visit to my web site, and maybe we can learn a little bit more about our great universe.....Keith Grice