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Early years:
CCL Gregory (Director), Margaret Burbidge (nee Peachey), A. Carew, ca. 1950?
Early view: Radcliffe, with Fry and Wilson domes (ca. 1949)
Installing the Radcliffe mount
Installing the Radcliffe mount
Installing the Radcliffe mount
Opening of the Wilson, 1927
Radcliffe under construction
Radcliffe under construction
The old papier-mache Wilson Dome being removed
The Radcliffe, ca. 1975
The Wilson Telescope, ca. 1975
W.E. Wilson (1851-1908). His 24-inch reflector was offered to the University in 1925 by his son, prompting the creation of ULO.
Wartime Log
Wartime Log
'New Domes' project:
A farewell to dome
A sad farewell to the magnolia tree
Construction continues on the New Domes
Demolition of the Fry building
Digging the hole for the pier of the West Dome.
Old Fry building after dome removal
Old Fry Dome being lifted
Old Fry Dome being lifted
Old Fry Dome being put down on the lawn
Old Fry Dome being removed
Plans for the New Domes
Plans for the New Domes
Ron Holder prepares the Fry Dome for removal from the site
Ron Holder watching the base of the Fry Telescope being removed
The extension to the North Wing under construction
The Fry Dome being removed. Ron Holder (c) and Peter Thomas (r) supervise.
The Fry Dome, shortly before demolition
The New Domes building completed (2005)
The old Fry Dome (Allen Dome in background)
Work begins on the New Domes
Radcliffe lens cleaning:
