After many months of work, the leaky roof above our planetarium has been repaired.  The cracks in the concrete slab were sealed and a new roof built up that slopes to drain away rain water and snow melt.  Above this layer, the roofing crew installed tilework of flat concrete paving stones set on braces that present a level walking surface above the sloped roof below.  If you peer between the gaps in the paving tiles, you can see the sloped roof below (rain and snow melt also find these gaps and drain away to the gutters).

The observatory building housing our 12-inch Meade telescope has been re-sided with new, insulating aluminum panels, and the old rusted out leaky door moved to a new weather-tight door on the north end of the building.  Energy-efficient LED night lights and grounded safety AC outlets around the outside of the observatory building will let us setup additional powered telescopes on tripods during star parties.  We can't wait until the weather gets warmer to host our first star party on our new roof!

Now that the roof is sealed, work on the interior of the planetarium can begin.  Bids are out for the various construction projects needed for the interior work (strutural, HVAC, electrical, and finishing) and we hope to get started as soon as all the materials and contractors can be lined up.