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Originally Posted by astroron
Chis I helped to build and install those domes in 1999, also put one on the top of the power house museum, the dome sadly is no longer there but in storage 
It was about time the domes at the university where cleaned up, they looked pretty grotty when I last saw them a couple of years ago 
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Wow Ron!
How's that for the world being small.
The domes are actually in really good nick. We cleaned them up some time ago now (originally against the University's wishes) and they came up very nicely indeed. We based our IYA '09 public nights there for the whole year and we wanted them to look good for the folks who came along. Internally they're both doing very well, and testament to the quality of the installation they both open and turn very smoothly still. It's just a pity that the Uni accommodation blocks are now being built up the hill towards the domes, gradually lighting up the entire area. Hopefully the Rotary Club/uni will move them somewhere darker - maybe to one of MAS's dark sky sites?
