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Spitz SciDome XD Projector has First Light!
After nearly two weeks of integration and testing, our new Spitz SciDome XD digial projector system was fired up and achieved "first light" inside the newly renovated OSU Planetarium.
This…
New Planetarium Seating!
The end of the renovation is in sight. The SciDome XD projector has arrived and is being installed, and on 2013 Sept 3 and 4, a crew led by Eric Melenbrink of Ash Enterprises (a sub-…
The Dome is Done!
The crew from Spitz Inc. put the last rivets into our new NanoSeam dome on Saturday, July 27, finally enclosing the space that for nearly a year has been a big, empty concrete chamber.
OSU…
Dome Screen Installation in Progress
After successfully raising, leveling, and anchoring the dome support framework into place, the next step is to install the screen panels on the dome.
Each panel is a compoundly-curved…
Dome Raising Day
This morning the dome crew from Spitz successfully raised the framework for the new projection dome into place.
After being fully assembled on the floor by the end of last week, a set of…
The New Dome Arrives!
The work preparing the chamber was completed on July 3, and first thing Monday morning on July 8 after the long 4th of July holiday a crew from Spitz arrived with a truckload of parts for the new…
Insulation, Air Conditioning, and Electrical Work
The chamber was cleared and cleaned of old junk by the first week of June, and work began immediately on the interior of the chamber.
To prepare the chamber to receive the new dome, seating…
Chamber Demolition and Cleaning Begins
The bids are set, the architect's drawings are done, the construction materials have been approved (mostly).
Let the demolition begin!
Crews from our prime contractor began the…
Planetarium Roof Repairs Completed
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…