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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 and snow…
Planetarium Roof Repairs Underway
In the years leading up to the renovation of the OSU Planetarium, we have been plagued by an increasingly leaky roof. This led to water damage on the old projection dome and the control console,…
The Room is Cleared
The next milestone in the OSU Planetarium renovation has been achieved with the removal of the chairs and old floor tiles. We've also taken down all the old pictures.
All that remains is…
Sssh: Astronomers at Work
Working the System
Astronomy graduate students Kate Grier and Calen Henderson are jazzed by what they learned this month at the intensive week-long Spitz Summer…
The Spitz SciDome XD Production Computers Have Arrived
Only July 25 we took delivery of the production computers for the Spitz SciDome XD system. The production system is a pair of computers that will be used for creating new planetarium shows offline…