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.

Live Camera:  Updating Construction of Buildings 13 and 14
You can observe the progress here.  This camera updates every few minutes.

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Sequence of Construction for Multi-Telescope Buildings 13 and 14

September 15, 2022: Marking the site for Multi-Telescope Building 13

September 15, 2022: Marking the site for Multi-Telesciope Building 15.

September 20, 2022: Foundation pier holes being dug for Multi-Telescope Building 13. These are about 5.5 foot deep.

September 1, 2022: Completion of digging the foundation pier holes for Multi-Telescope Building 13 (as well as 14, not shown).

December 8, 2022: Building 13, framing in progress and piers ready for conrete and base plate placement.

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.

December 8, 2022: Building 14 with framing in progress and piers ready for concrete and base plate placement.

Buildings 13 and 14 completed and operational.