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Construction of the former Mt Campbell Observatory

The following photo's document the construction of the now closed Mt Campbell Observatory.

The site was leveled and pier and footing holes dug in Dec 2003. The footings and pier were poured in mid January 2004. Construction started on the observatory building in the first week of February 2004 and took just a week to do! My friend and carpenter Rob Munyard was fantastic, although he liked to swear a bit! ;-)

The finished product is very well built and is a fully approved structure.
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Site cut
Site cut		 Pouring the support pier
Pouring the support pier 		Pier footings and metal top pier
Pier footings and metal top pier		 Dragging the dome closer
Dragging the dome closer
14 building support piers in place
14 building support piers in place		 Floor construction
Floor construction		 Walls go up
Walls go up		 Floor around main pier
Floor around main pier
Framework complete
Framework complete		 Dome in place
Dome in place		 Fibre board cladding starts
Fibre board cladding starts		 Using two tools at once
Using two tools at once
Needed...to.... move it..... a coupl'a...inches
Needed...to.... move it..... a coupl'a...inches		 And now for the inside
And now for the inside		 Sheeting up the inside
Sheeting up the inside		 Now for some plastering
Now for some plastering
Ah all it needs now is a coat of paint
Ah all it needs now is a coat of paint		 The natives are helping to paint it
The natives are helping to paint it		 The control room colours
The control room colours		 Check out the colour of the observation deck
Check out the colour of the observation deck
12 LX200GPS is in place - looks good
12" LX200GPS is in place - looks good		 Finished
Finished		 Dome open and ready for business
Dome open and ready for business		 The Observatory Today
The Observatory Today
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