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Here are some photos of the arrival of the new dome to house our new 14" refracting telescope. Click on an image to make it larger... |
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| Arrival | Lift-off! |
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| Landing | Resting & waiting |
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...and finally the completed dome: | |||
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| The "Skydome" sign | Inside the dome | ||
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| The completed dome | Ready for business (Picture courtesy of Kaipara Lifestyler) |
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Inside the dome | |||
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The Maori Star Compass - Designed by Cruise Selkirk (year 12) and Ebony Tierney (Year 10). These students contributed winning designs which were merged together to form the Maori compass which marks the floor of the observatory. | |||
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The compass was painted by Year 12 and 13 NCEA Excelence level Art Students. These included Nicky Purdon, Denise Robertson (Year 12) and Ellen Rhodes and Emma Foy (Year 13). | |||
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Come and hear the interpretation of the star compass and learn how star navigation works. | |||
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