The Skyshed POD system is normally designed to house a Telescope of maximum 14" in size.
However, with the careful placement of the permanent equatorial pier inside the southern most storage POD bay, the 16" plus refractor were all shifted southwards allowing the height necessary to accommodate the entire system.

In addition, by using a Fork Mount and not a German equatorial mount with its heavy and extended counterweight, more space was provided within the observatory structure itself.
The Skyshed POD system is normally designed to house a Telescope of maximum 14" in size. However, with the careful placement of the permanent equatorial pier inside the southern most storage POD bay, the 16" plus refractor were all shifted southwards allowing the height necessary to accommodate the entire system.
In addition, by using a Fork Mount and not a German equatorial mount with its heavy and extended counterweight, more space was provided within the observatory structure itself.
Killarney Provincial Park Observatory