Amateur astronomers often seek permanent observatory installations to improve telescope utility, adhering to the maxim that the most effective instrument is the one frequently used. Historically, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stargazers are in luck: a Massachusetts public school is auctioning off a massive structure that lets you scope the sky for celestial activity at night. The Weston school system is trying to sell an ...

SAN BERNARDINO – As a hawk and hang gliders circled above, two silver domes were placed on the new observatory perched on a hill at Cal State San Bernardino. The history-making event on a picture ...

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 ...

After 55 years as sentry to the stars, the Peoria Astronomical Society's Northmoor Observatory dome at Donovan Golf Course was relieved of duty early Wednesday morning. More than 100,000 visitors over ...

I’ve been to my fair share of live music performances, held everywhere from Radio City Music Hall to college dorm rooms. The first concert I saw was the Jonas Brothers in New York City’s Central Park ...