Dome
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The building of the Carl Sagan Observatory, will be a small
building of five meters of diameter and eight meters of height with a nonrotatory dome in
the top made by Haven Star,
of British Columbia, Canada. |
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The dome could be completelly opened, allowing the
telescope and instruments to be totally exposed. This will be done under good weather
conditions for excellent observations avoiding the turbulence that is originated inside
the domes of conventional observatories, that modify the quality of the images that are
obtained. |
| Open dome
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Eyelashes of the dome |
The dome is an assembly of four eyelashes that can be each
one freelly manipulated. This allows that in case of strong winds, one or two eyelashes
can be raised allowing the telescope to continue the observation towards the opposite wind
direction. |
Diagram |
The structure of the dome is made of fiber glass and can be
assembled in only 6 men/hours. It can be remote controlled by radio waves. |
Next to the EOS |
hey are two buildings that will be constructed: first, the
prototype, next to the EOS in the Hermosillo Campus, where all the systems of control,
communications and solar power plant will be developed. In the second building in the
'Cerro Azul', will be installed all the instrumentation and the dome to start operat
Tions. |
Base of the pillar |
The three-dimensional structure building, will have five
meters of diameter and eight of height with three stores. A pillar of eight meters height
isolated from the rest of the building, will be the base of the telescope. The building of
three levels: plant of control, plant of systems and plant of observation. In the first
one, computers room will be located to control all the systems. In the second one, the
peripheral instruments will be located. In the third plant the telescope will be located. |
Background cimentation |
The background laying of the prototype building next to the
EOS, ready to instal the pillar and start the building. The cupola will be shipped from
Canada. Once this building concludes its function and the dome and instruments been
transferred to the 'Cerro Azul', the prototype will became the remote observation and
operational base of the Sagan Observatory. In addition, the Solar Station of Observation,
EOS, will be transferred to that building. |
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The prototype building is
right now under construction. Due to the amount of graphical information, we created an
image gallery in chronological in order to register the development of the project. |
INVEST IN THE FUTURE...
Last Update: January 24, 2000. |
