Building a backyard observatory 25 years ago usually meant one of two things: Buy a dome or do it yourself from scratch. A simple “roll-off roof ” observatory was also an alternative.

Dreaming of the stars: Observatory dome returns to UMD as part of larger plan MOOSE LAKE, Minn. -- An observatory dome is a curious machine -- one that appears static but is dynamic when put to ...

Palomar Observatory, operated by Cal Tech Institute of Technology, atop Mount Palomar in San Diego County, California. (Terry Richard/The Oregonian) Talk about a place to gaze at the stars. The ...

In order to recoup some cash for their school system, Weston is trying to unload a large observatory dome that it says it doesn't use it anymore.

In Mike McClure’s book, cloudless skies are good for far more than bright, sunshiny days. For him, the real joy comes after Montana’s side of the globe has bid our solar system’s centerpiece ...

The dome for Siena College's new observatory is lifted onto the roof of Roger Bacon Hall on Monday, July 2, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. The structure is scheduled for completion in August, and will ...

Now, the observatory dome is like a shiny bow on top of the old building. A long-armed lifter from White Crane Co. slowly hoisted the 5,000-pound, galvanized steel dome to the top of the 62-foot roof.

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 ...

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 ...