This is my proposed observatory for use out at the Tierra Del Sol dark site, owned by the San Diego Astronomy Society. The dome is 6-foot radius and mounted 2 feet above the ground, giving it a total height of 8 feet and a total width at the base of 12 feet. The base is sunk 3 feet into the ground, and 3 telescope piers are sunk an additional 4 feet beyond this.
(This is the version with the skin on the dome, it will be made of 1/8th inch tempered masonite covered in 2 layers of fiberglass)
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