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Observatory Framed - Rafters760 viewsHere are three of the four rafters for the two roofs of the observatory. The roof will be curved. The longer of the three shown here is for the moving roof. The smaller are for the warm room and equipment room that the larger roof will roll over.
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M1 & 822 Lalage758 viewsM1 -- the Crab Nebula in Taurus, along with the minor planet 822 Lalage. Discovered while processing an evenings work on M1. Processes in Maxim DL, CCDstack, and final processing and the animation was created in Photoshop.
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Roof Open View Inside755 viewsThis view looks toward the warm room. The roof is not entirely open in this shot. There are also some photomerge artifacts in the image.
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Soffit Installed View to Northwest747 viewsThe lathe is mostly installed and the steel soffit is installed along the roof line. One panel of the roof has been installed.
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Roof Top741 viewsLooking east over the lower roof.
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View into Observatory740 viewsThis panoramic view (excuse the stitching artifacts) shows the view into the observatory from the warm room. You can also see the top curve of the east wall where it meets the roof.
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Graded and Marked738 viewsThe site has been graded to its two levels and the lines for the footings are marked.
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Steel Supports735 viewsThese 4" square steel beams will form the overall structure of the observatory.
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Wheel in Place735 viewsOne of the four wheels that support the roof is welded in place on the arched steel rafter. The plate on the near side of the wheel will be use for a tie-down for the roof.
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View from the Road733 viewsTaken from Lakeshore Boulevard, this view to the east shows the observatory perched on the hill.
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Saturn, December 3, 2004732 viewsSaturn, December 3, 2004
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Set Blocks West View731 viewsThe first pour and foundation, looking to the northwest
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