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Our new observatory is now up and running!

We are pleased to report that construction is complete at our new facility.  Both the Bruce M. Bedow Observatory and the multi-purpose building are now ready to go, awaiting visitors in a great dark-sky location!  See below for some maps, plus a few photos showing the process of construction.

Maps of the surroundings

  

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By our estimate, the coordinates  of the observatory
are 41.321903 N and -79.585394 W.  The estimated altitude of the observatory building is 1400 feet.







​For more information on the observatory itself, visit the "Observatory" page.


Progress of construction:
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Shell of multipurpose building, as of 8-22-15
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Multipurpose building, as of 9-30-15

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Multipurpose building, as of 11-25-15
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Multipurpose building interior, 8-1-16
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Multipurpose building with cement apron, 9-16
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Future observatory building, fall of 2015
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Future observatory as of 10-13-15
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Future observatory as of 11-25-15
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Delivery of the track for the roll-off roof.
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Getting ready to unload the pieces of track.
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Butch Kapp moving a piece of track.
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Exterior track pieces in position on the piers.
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Interior portion of the roof track, with Dave Jones.
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Exterior part of the roof track, viewed from inside the observatory.
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Observatory with roll-off roof in the open position.