| Show mcdonald observatory dome completed ic al NO M rj T 4 A 01 el 1 40 the great dome of the mcdonald cDonald il observatory of the university of texas has fins just been completed at mt ML locke under the terms of a operative cooperative co agreement bet between cen the universities of texas and chicago the latter institution li is to provide the staff for the observatory with dr otto strove director of the yerkes observatory of the university of chien chicago go ng as director the dome which has been painted with aluminum paint la Is visible from the main highway between san antonio and el paso faso for a distance of at least CO 50 miles the upper part of the dome turns on a circular rail and one complete revolution can be made in tour four minutes two shutters can be opened providing a span of feet through which the telescope will be pointed for observations cast late la in 1933 at corning N Y the 81 82 linch inch mirror of the mcdonald telescope Is now being ground in cleveland and Is expected to be ready by the first of the year |
