Observatory Build Set 1

The first set will concentrate on the smaller telescope - the 1880 Thomas Cooke 16.5 cm brass refractor from York, England in a 3 m diameter dome.
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Here I am preparing the foundation for the observatory - 2 m down, on bedrock.
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The walls are starting to be laid.
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This is the central pier for the telescope, also resting on bedrock. Solid concrete.
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Now, the telescope base is ready to installed on the pier. That base is cast iron and filled with concrete - 275 kg.
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The scope is almost installed.
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And it's finally mounted.
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For comparison, here is the same scope at a university in the UK - before it was shipped to me.
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The frame of the observatory is going up. Note the large exhaust fan.
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And here is the dome, which will go on top.
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This is what the shutters will look like. They're photo-shopped. I'm still working on them!