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Updated February
2, 2002
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In September 1982, we were ready to begin construction.
Ian got a carpenter friend, Bernie, to supervise, and the help
was most welcome. By the end of the first weekend, the walls
and most of the roof were constructed. Over the next few years,
paint jobs and various other upgrades were made to the building.
Bernie, in white t-shirt, directs
club members how to construct the east wall. Ian Cooper, in the background
nails a sheet of T1-11 siding to the frame.
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The east wall ready to go up.
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And here's how we propped it up. It took
about 10 of us to lift this wall.
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The west wall getting ready to be hoisted.
The observatory pier appears in the foreground. The frame
that separates the obervatory from the warm-up room is
behind the pier.
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Ian Cooper
and Denny Jefferson prepare the
alumining siding that will be put on the 4 corners of the
building.
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The roof over the warm-up room is put in place.
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Denny Jefferson
takes a break on the pier. Dan Rehner
and Skip Westphal also
take a breather from the heat.
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A couple of weeks after initial construction.
The roof over the observing room is a roll-off style.
A rail runs the entire length of the building. This roof
rolls over the roof of the warm up room.
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In 1983, Dan Rothstein
and Bob Petti install one
of the flaps on the south part of the building
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Earl Paullin
paints the inside of the tube. We're getting ready to install
it in the observatory for our 1983 summer convention to
dedicate the telescope and observatory.
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The entire tube needed flat-black painting on the inside.
Earl couldn't
fit inside, so we volunteered a smaller-sized member for
the job.
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Denny Jefferson cleans the 16 inch mirror, while Ed Winslow (left) and Doug Caprette (right) watch.
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Denny hoists the 80 pound mirror
and its holding cell up to the back of the scope.
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Chris Caprette walks out of the observing room. The telescope
is ready for use.
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A much needed paint job in 1987.
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Don Himes
upgrades the roll-off roof mechanism in 1988.
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