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DIY Observatory dome

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Phillip Torrone

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May 20th, 2008 3

Va3ngc’s DIYObservatory dome via D+N+R.

..last year I started drafting up plans for a brand new wooden dome. On June 7, 2003, my dream of a truly domed observatory finally came to fruition.

The entire project took about 3 weeks to complete and actually was not as much work as I thought it would be. The total material cost is estimated to be about $500.00.

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Phillip Torrone

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