The dome and clubhouse
Front view of clubhouse
Entry doors of dome
Counter weight for English equitorial mount
South (lower) bearing and declination drive
The optical truss tube with protective shield is on the left
View of the North (upper) bearing
The truss tube and canvas shield
A peek under the shield shows the mirror cell. Yes, it is a little dirty but this does not affect the image.
Right ascension drive and shaft encoder
Setting wheel
Declination worm gear
The stepper motor that drives the declination worm gear. With all the gearing and how the scope is balanced it doesn't take a very big motor!
Work area around the North pier
Shaft encoder on the declination axis
Another angle of the declination worm gear train
A shot of the CORONADO PST solar scope
It was a beautiful fall day so here are just two of the tree shots
These just don't do justice to the beauty of the countryside