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

Exterior Work
12 OCT 2005 to 02 MAY 2011
(click on images for enlarged view)


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The sidewalk was poured today.  12 OCT 2005

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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 2009

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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