MOOSE LAKE, Minn. - An observatory dome is a curious machine - one that appears static but is dynamic when put to use. It's got a giant shutter that raises like an automatic garage door to allow for ...

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Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO)—Southern California’s esteemed home to several of the most groundbreaking astronomical discoveries in history—is pleased to present the fifth “Sunday Afternoon Concerts ...

Mount Wilson Observatory—the place where humankind discovered its place in the universe—is pleased to announce the fifth date in its Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome six-month series, to take ...

Sounds of construction reverberated through the air as the domes for the North Georgia Astronomical Observatory at the University of North Georgia (UNG) were lifted and placed atop the newly built ...

Looking like a levitating spaceship from an old sci-fi movie, the dome for the new observatory at the South Carolina State Museum rose to the top of the building Wednesday, marking a major milestone ...

BRIDGEPORT — When the city finally got around last summer to putting a new roof on Bassick High School’s old wing, it also replaced the school observatory’s 48-year-old dome. Feeding off the ...

The dome for Siena College's new observatory was lowered onto its housing on the roof of Roger Bacon Hall on Monday, July 2, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. The dome weighs 2,200 pounds and was assembled onsite ...

This story has been updated to correct an error regarding the selling price of the dome. The dome is being sold for $1,600. PELLSTON — Emmet County will be getting ...