051

The crane has arrived.  03 SEP 2005  Boyd McNeil image.

052

Siegfried Jachmann, Bruce Grim and Patrick Wiggins observe as Roger Butz attaches a lifting cable.  03 SEP 2005  Boyd McNeil image.

053

One of the crane operators, Siegfried Jachmann and Roger Butz guide the dome to its maintenance position.  03 SEP 2005  Boyd McNeil image.

054

Clearing the back of the truck.  03 SEP 2005  Boyd McNeil image.

055

Bruce Grim and Siegfried Jachmann squeeze the dome between the old and new observatories.  03 SEP 2005

056

Patrick Wiggins and Siegfried Jachmann guide the dome down onto the trolley.  03 SEP 2005  Boyd McNeil image.

057

The dome in its maintenance position on the trolley.  03 SEP 2005

057

Patrick Wiggins scrapes away decades old, congealed grease from the dome's base ring.  06 SEP 2005

057

Bruce Grim uses a winch to pull the dome into round.  06 SEP 2005

056

Bruce Grim tack welds the dome to the trolley.  06 SEP 2005  Boyd McNeil image.

057

Patrick Wiggins removes loose interior paint.  06 SEP 2005

058

Bruce Grim and Ken Harris prepare the dome trolley for installation of the skirt.  07 SEP 2005

059

Patrick Wiggins removes deteriorated caulk while Bruce Grim works on the trolley.  07 SEP 2005

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Patrick Wiggins scrubs the dome, outside and in.  08 SEP 2005

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Ken Harris and Bruce Grim assemble the east dome trolley skirt frame.  08 SEP 2005

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Bruce Grim and Ken harris lift the east skirt frame.  08 SEP 2005

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Patrick Wiggins recaulks the dome.  Note east skirt frame below.  08 SEP 2005

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Roger Butz and Patrick Wiggins get started on painting the dome's interior.  08 SEP 2005

067

Bruce Grim paints the dome trolley.  11 SEP 2005

068

Patrick Wiggins gets started on the second (and hopefully final) interior coat.  11 SEP 2005

069

Patrick Wiggins racing fading daylight to install the shutter's south side sections.  12 SEP 2005

070

Bruce Grim works from the inside to fasten the shutter's lower south side sections in place.  12 SEP 2005

071

Dale Wilson works from the inside to fasten the shutter's upper south side sections in place.  12 SEP 2005

072

Patrick Wiggins losing the race against fading daylight, about to install the shutter's final south side section.  12 SEP 2005

073

All of the shutter's south side sections are glued and bolted in place.  12 SEP 2005

074

All of the shutter's north side sections are glued and bolted in place.  13 SEP 2005

075

Bruce Grim applies another coat of exterior paint.  13 SEP 2005

076

Dale Wilson changes the shutter from red to white.  13 SEP 2005

077

Bruce Grim and Ken Harris prepare to install the east skirt frame.  14 SEP 2005

078

Ken Harris and Bruce Grim install the east skirt cover.  14 SEP 2005

079

Bruce Grim and Ken Harris install the north skirt frame.  14 SEP 2005

080

SLAS photographer Boyd McNeil records Ken Harris and Bruce Grim building the south skirt frame.  14 SEP 2005

081

South skirt frame installed.  Note wheels have also been installed.  14 SEP 2005

082

One of the dome wheels.  14 SEP 2005

083

Patrick Wiggins paints the dome tracks.  14 SEP 2005

084

West skirt frame installed.  Lookin' good after another long day's labor.  14 SEP 2005

085

Ken Harris and Bruce Grim enclose the south skirt frame.  15 SEP 2005

086

Ken Harris and Bruce Grim start work on the northeast trolley roof cover.  15 SEP 2005

087

Bruce Grim applies the final exterior coat from below.  15 SEP 2005

088

Patrick Wiggins says "Don't try this at home!"  15 SEP 2005

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Dome from the southeast and northwest at day's end.  15 SEP 2005

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Bruce Grim and Ken Harris assemble the dome trolley roof.  16 SEP 2005  Boyd McNeil image.

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Dome from the northeast and northwest at day's end.  15 SEP 2005

094

The crane arrives.  17 SEP 2005

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Patrick Wiggins rushes to add one last piece to the shutter.  17 SEP 2005  Boyd McNeil image.

096

Ken Harris holds one of the guide lines as the dome is about to be lifted.  17 SEP 2005

097

Lift off!  Siegfried Jachmann and Ken Harris hold guides lines as Quintin Foster and Roger Butz await the dome on the roof .  17 SEP 2005

098

View of the interior from down under.  17 SEP 2005

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Dome nearly in position.  17 SEP 2005

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Dome about to touch down as seen through the storage room wall.  17 SEP 2005