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Construction and Improvements at SRO

Update of New Construction: Building 13 and 14

Recently, buildings 13 and 14, two 20 x 24 foot multi-telescope buildings, were approved by the county.  Construction is expected by September, 2022.  

Each of these buildings will house 4 large and 4 smaller telescopes.  For the larger telescopes, there will be a clear 5 foot radius with a 10 foot ceilings.  This is equivalent to the spacing in Buildings 11 and 12.  For the smaller telescopes there will be a 2.5 foot radius, again with a 10 foot ceiling.  With two of these buildings, an additional 16 spaces will be available.  
 
Locations for Buildings 13 and 14: The future placement (expected to begin in September of 2022) of these medium sized observatories can be seen in the upper right hand corner of the site plan below.
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Live Camera:  Updating Construction of Buildings 13 and 14
You can observe the progress here.  This camera updates every few minutes.

Live Sierra Nevada - Outside

Sequence of Construction for Multi-Telescope Buildings 13 and 14
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September 15, 2022: Marking the site for Multi-Telescope Building 13
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September 15, 2022: Marking the site for Multi-Telesciope Building 15.
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September 20, 2022: Foundation pier holes being dug for Multi-Telescope Building 13. These are about 5.5 foot deep.
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September 1, 2022: Completion of digging the foundation pier holes for Multi-Telescope Building 13 (as well as 14, not shown).
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December 8, 2022: Building 13, framing in progress and piers ready for conrete and base plate placement.
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December 8, 2022: Building 14 with framing in progress and piers ready for concrete and base plate placement.
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December 8, 2022: Buildings 13 and 14, with framing in progess. Note steel reinforcements and long roll-off rails to allow better viewing. As with all the floors at SRO, these are wood with no concrete slabs, to allow for faster thermal equalization.
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42120 Bald Mountain Road
Auberry, CA 93602 USA


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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
  • In The News
  • THE SITE
    • SITE CONDITIONS
    • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • GALLERY - Videos and General
    • GALLERY - SPECIAL
    • SRO: Views From Above
    • New Construction: Buildings 11 & 12
    • New Construction: Buildings 13 & 14
    • New Construction: Building 15
  • Services
    • SRO Services
    • NEW CLIENT OPTIONS
    • SRO Virtual Astrophotographer
    • Consultant Services
  • Clients
  • Telemetry
    • WEATHER
    • TELEMETRY QUICK VIEW
    • SRO Building 1-9 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 10 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 11 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 12 LIVE CAMS
    • SRO Building 13 and 14 LIVE CAMS
    • SEEING DATA & DARKNESS
    • ALL SKY CAMERAS