Sentence examples for home observatory from inspiring English sources

Mr. Sack estimated that his mobile home observatory cost less than $4,000, not including the telescope.

When he asked for a new telescope for his 16th birthday, he hardly expected a home observatory.

Like pouring buckshot into the footings of a stereo speaker for perfect stabilization or rebuilding the engine of a vintage Mustang, building a personalized home observatory falls into the category of obsession with a grown-up toy that invites endless tweaking.

Home observatories, said David J. Eicher, the editor of Astronomy magazine, "have become a cottage industry that could not have existed 10 years ago".

The confluence of eager amateurs and high-quality equipment has led to the surge in home observatories.

Home observatories can protect viewers from the elements, but there's not much they can do about the encroaching glow of urban and suburban sprawl.

Membership in the Astronomical League has doubled to 20,000 since 1990, accompanied by a steady increase in the number of home observatories, converted doghouses as well as elaborate Hubbles-for-one.

Mr. Allen estimated that in the Western part of the country where the skies are darker, there may be as many as 20 home observatories for every 100 amateurs with a fancy telescope.

Earlier in the day, at his comfortable home in Observatory Extension, Welcome Ngeju, a businessman, was preparing to receive friends and family.

Hubble is sited in orbit around the Earth and can see some exceptionally fine detail; Rosetta, on the other hand, is positioned between Mars and Jupiter and can see aspects of the object's geometry that are beyond home-based observatories, revealing the debris stream's overall shape and angle.

Jodrell Bank Observatory, home of Britain's most powerful telescopes, has enjoyed an intimate relationship with sci-fi for the past 50 years.