This Sirius Observatories dome was installed on the sidewalls on January 16, 2006. Here Karen Collins is working on the hinges while Scott Miller holds the lower shutter and Jeff Hay wonders why we are taking pictures. Click the image for a view of Helen Kielkopf and Andy Newton, volunteers from nearby Hidden Hollow Orchard, pouring concrete for the pier.

Trees to the west of the dome at Moore Observatory partially block the view of the bright western sky toward Louisville, and provide some shade in the late afternoon to reduce daytime heating inside the dome. The western sky is accessible from the Moore Observatory RC24 dome. An identical dome at Mt. Kent Observatory houses the companion southern telescope.