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Stansbury Park Observatory Complex (SPOC)
Donna Pease Wiggins Refractor House

Exterior Work
12 OCT 2005 to 15 APR 2022
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The sidewalk was poured today. 12 OCT 2005002

Inscriptions on the building foundation and the new sidewalk show it took about one year to finish the building. 12 OCT 2005

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Bruce Grim, Patrick Wiggins and Boyd McNeil digging holes for the hedge. 02 MAY 2006

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Boyd McNeil & Bruce Grim put one of the hedge plants in place. 02 MAY 2006

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Roger Butz applies ground bark around one of the newly planted hedge plants. 02 MAY 2006

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The hedge is planted. 02 MAY 2006

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Weed blocker material and lots of bark were put down today. 24 MAY 2006

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Bruce Grim adds mounting bolts to the Refractor House sign. 15 JUN 2006

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Patrick Wiggins drills mounting holes for the Refractor House sign. 15 JUN 2006

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Patrick Wiggins makes sure the mounting bolts fit the mounting holes before applying the cement. 15 JUN 2006

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Noted optician John Gregory (inventor of the Gregory-Maksutov telescope design) cements the sign in place. 15 JUN 2006

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The Refractor House sign in place. 15 JUN 2006

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The hedge 4 months after planting. New fence was installed today. 12 SEP 2006

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Refractor House hedge as it appeared on 11 OCT 2008.

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Roger Butz and Bruce Grim preparing to install forms between the Harmons Observatory and the Refractor House. 21 MAR 2009

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Roger Butz and Patrick Wiggins install forms between the Harmons Observatory and the Refractor House. 21 MAR 2009

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Bruce Grim and Roger Butz work on forms between the Harmons Observatory and the Refractor House. 21 MAR 2009

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Bruce Grim inspects finished forms between the Harmons Observatory and the Refractor House. 21 MAR 2009023

Forms for the ADA telescope pad installed. 21 MAR 2009

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The first concrete truck arrives. 24 MAR 2009

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Pouring the ADA telescope pad. 24 MAR 2009 Boyd McNeil image.

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Bruce Grim and Patrick Wiggins work the concrete for the ADA telescope pad. 24 MAR 2009 Boyd McNeil image.

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Roger Butz smooths the concrete between the Harmans Observatory and Refractor House as Ken Harris and Ron Ford look on. 24 MAR 2009

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Pouring concrete between the Harmans Observatory and Refractor House. 24 MAR 2009 Boyd McNeil image.

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Rodger Fry, Ken Harris and Ron Ford spread concrete between the Harmans Observatory and Refractor House. 24 MAR 2009 Boyd McNeil image.

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Rodger Fry smooths the concrete between the Harmans Observatory and Refractor House as Ron Ford and Roger Butz look on. 24 MAR 2009

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Newly completed concrete section between the Harmans Observatory and Refractor House. 02 APR 2009

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Newly completed pad for the ADA telescope. 02 APR 2009

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Bruce Grim waters the newly installed sod. 13 APR 2009

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Roger Butz lays sod. 13 APR 2009

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Refractor House hedge as it appeared 5 years after planting. 02 MAY 2011

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Kurt Fisher, Justin Gregersen and Patrick Wiggins prepare leaky seams for new sealant. 19 JUN 2012

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Bill Kennedy, Patrick Wiggins, Fred Swanson, Rodger Fry and Ryan Hauschild patch leaks. 30 JUN 2012

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Rodger Fry, Bill Kennedy and Fred Swanson seal the area around the no-longer-used door. 30 JUN 2012

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Aleta Cox vacuums in preparation for sealing the roof membrane to the dome. 30 JUN 2012

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The Moon looks approvingly on a long day's work. 30 JUN 2012

Installing metal siding on the dome trolley, `26 July 2013`
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Rodger Fry, Lisa Pinkney, Ken Porras
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Alpine Stringham, Fred Swanson, Deloy Pierce
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Rodger Fry, Patrick Wiggings