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Marrett Pines Observatory

Located at 42d29m North, -71d40m West
Houses a Meade 14-inch LX200R Advanced Coma-Free Schmidt-Cass. 6-inch F/8 Refractor piggy-backed, Stellacam3 f/1.6 video finder 10-100mm Zoom, 7X50 and zero power finders.
The instrument is housed in an 8-ft powered ObservaDome in a 10X12 ventilated shed with video surveillance cameras. The ramp allows handicapped access from the rear yard.
An Ethernet cable will eventually allow remote observations.
Intended for scientific research and educational outreach.

Date: 2009-Mar-24
Owner: Paul Valleli
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Visit by ATM Anna Hillier

Date: 2009-Jun-30
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 358
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Old Rolloff Obs with Celestron 8 built 1975

Date: 2009-Mar-11
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 366
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C8 on 8-ft. Lally column 5-inch diam. 1/2 buried in concrete and rubble

Date: 2009-Mar-11
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 367
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roof rolloff design

Date: 2009-Mar-11
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 329
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Base & Pier

Date: 2008-May-02
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 337
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ATM member Chase Green assisted with the taking down of several large pine and oak trees. He cut, I watched. He only knocked out the light pole twice!

Date: 2008-May-20
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 346
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Date: 2008-May-20
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 313
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New obs as framed on old concrete pad which is surrounded by concrete blocks, 6" of crushed stone under concrete for drainage

Date: 2008-May-16
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 330
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Dome Ring construction per ExploraDome plans

Date: 2008-May-29
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 334
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ATM John Reed assisting Paul

Date: 2008-May-29
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 326
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A wooden crane was constructed mounted to an inexpensive hydraulic engine hoist. I had to be sure it could reach the center of the mounting ring with the dome

Date: 2009-Jun-30
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 96
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The beam showed extreme bending as the 350 pound dome lifted off the ground. STM member Wayne Hilliard calculated the stress as 7000 psi, dangerously close to the breaking strength of 10,000psi

Date: 2009-Jun-30
Owner: Paul Valleli
Views: 93
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