Construction of the MVAS Apollo Observatory

Pads and dome

Six six-foot square concrete observing pads with electrical outlets.
Sixteen-foot Ash Dome atop nine-feet high silo stave walls with a metal door.
The Ash Dome was donated by the U. S. Army. It previously served in the Apollo Mission

Breaking ground for the observatory
Ground breaking for the observatory		 Digging for the pads
Digging to make observing pads
Building forms
Preparing frames for the pads		 Trenches for electrical wires
Trenches for wires to supply power to the pads
Skreeding the concrete
Skreeding the pads		 Digging to China
Digging to China
Setting the plinth form
Setting the plinth form		 Pouring concrte for the plinth
 Pouring the concrete for the plinth
Concrete for the floor
Pouring concrete for the observatory floor		 Skreeding the floor
 Skreeding the floor
Setting the first row of staves
Setting the first row of staves		 Modifiying the staves
Modifying the staves
Row one complete
Row one complete		 Second row
Row two
Row two almost done
 Third row of staves almost completed		 The work crew
The work crew
Wall plate assembly
Wall plate assembly		 A real puzzle
A jig saw puzzle?
Refurbished dome panel
Refurbished panels		 First panels are up
The first few dome panels in place
Mourning the dawn
Mourning the dawn!		 Shutter door installed
Slit door installed
Installing the interior floor
This floor will hold an elephant!		 Staircase
 Building a stairway to Heaven
Meditation
Contemplation........
 

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