MOOSE LAKE, Minn. - An observatory dome is a curious machine - one that appears static but is dynamic when put to use. It's got a giant shutter that raises like an automatic garage door to allow for ...

BRIDGEPORT — When the city finally got around last summer to putting a new roof on Bassick High School’s old wing, it also replaced the school observatory’s 48-year-old dome. Feeding off the ...

This review, “Choose the dome that’s right for you,” appeared in the May 2008 issue of Astronomy magazine There’s a saying in astronomy: The best telescope is the one you use. If your telescope is too ...

Stargazers are in luck: a Massachusetts public school is auctioning off a massive structure that lets you scope the sky for celestial activity at night. The Weston school system is trying to sell an ...

SAN BERNARDINO – As a hawk and hang gliders circled above, two silver domes were placed on the new observatory perched on a hill at Cal State San Bernardino. The history-making event on a picture ...

This story has been updated to correct an error regarding the selling price of the dome. The dome is being sold for $1,600. PELLSTON — Emmet County will be getting ...

Sounds of construction reverberated through the air as the domes for the North Georgia Astronomical Observatory at the University of North Georgia (UNG) were lifted and placed atop the newly built ...

I’ve been to my fair share of live music performances, held everywhere from Radio City Music Hall to college dorm rooms. The first concert I saw was the Jonas Brothers in New York City’s Central Park ...

After 55 years as sentry to the stars, the Peoria Astronomical Society's Northmoor Observatory dome at Donovan Golf Course was relieved of duty early Wednesday morning. More than 100,000 visitors over ...