Dome Construction
Three Domes Are Being Constructed here at Tranquility Base. I'm building three observatories because I lacked the common sense to know better. Its been an adventure.
Dome #1 is a 20 foot dome for visual observations.
Dome #2 is a 17 foot dome for deep field astrophotography.
Dome #3 is a 17 foot dome for wide field astrophotography.
We started construction of the 20 foot dome in 2019, and in this picture below from April 2020, the 20 foot dome is being moved outside of the construction area to be lifted up by crane onto the walls of the observatory.
Here, the walls of all three domes are being built.
In 2018 we completed the observatory walls and the control room.
We started construction of the 17 West dome in April 2020
In this picture we are installing ribs onto the dome. The dome was completed in September 2021.