Allow for short term mobile
Or long term stationary installation. Bring a POD with you to your dark sky site and set it up in less than an hour. Or leave it setup in your backyard for year round instant access to the sky. The Personal Observatory Dome has the ultimate flexibility!
Unlike half-dome designs
NexDome is a classic observatory dome with more than 100 degrees of shutter opening
Allowing you to point your telescope to the zenith while remaining shielded from stray light and wind The 2.2 meter inside diameter provides plenty of space to operate up to a 14” Schmidt Cass or a refractor 1400mm long.
The Personal Observatory Dome has the ultimate flexibility! The optional POD Bays provide additional space for laptops
A whole new breed of Observatory Domes. We offer the original 8’ Explora-Dome I and now the 11’6” Explora-Dome II. Now you can afford to sit inside a true Observatory
Sheltered from the winds and annoying neighbor’s porch lights.
Allow for short term mobile, or long term stationary installation. Bring a POD with you to your dark sky site and set it up in less than an hour. Or leave it setup in your backyard for year round instant access to the sky. The Personal Observatory Dome has the ultimate flexibility!
The Personal Observatory Dome has the ultimate flexibility! The optional POD Bays provide additional space for laptops, equipment, LCD screens, charts, storage, etc. The Bays extend to the ground, meaning you can put much more weight in them than a cubby that sticks out through the mid wall.
Designed by an astronomer for astronomers. Astrodomes has been leading the way in observatory domes for the last 30 years. During that time we have built a globally recognised reputation for building the best domes on the market. Who Is our market? We cater for professional and amateur astronomers alike.
Observatory
The Astronomy Tower of the Sorbonne is a tower at the Sorbonne University's Paris campus built to house an astronomical observatory for its students.The structure was erected during the reconstruction of the Sorbonne
Between 1885 and 1901.The tower is 39 meters high
Has an upper and lower dome
And includesSeveral rooms.The upper dome houses the telescope
And the lower dome contains an optics workshop for amateurs to make mirrors.The tower is operated by the Société astronomique de France and is available for tours and amateur observations.
Antarctic base
?mi) away.Dome C is the site of the Concordia Research Station
Jointly operated by France and Italy.
