State Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Tuesday July 22, 2025 ( 1 items ) |
Bowdoin College: Lam-Hill Observatory Nears Completion as New Steel Dome Moves Into Place
BRUNSWICK, Maine, July 22 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news:
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Lam-Hill Observatory Nears Completion as New Steel Dome Moves into Place
By Tom Porter
With unnerving precision and skill, the three-ton steel dome was lowered into place and anchored to the masonry. With its aluminized coating to prevent corrosion, this new shelter now sits atop Bowdoin's renovated observatory.
Once the dome was fitted, a new telescope was then hauled into position and winched down into an openin
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