Repository: UIHistories Project: UIS History 1969-1995 (Sangamon State Univ) [PAGE 47]

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• • • • ^ B & - < sa e o su e t * £ n ; M fi^ tg f t dn g S S Monte Siegrist, the contractor who had built the student hous.ng project, volunteered to construct the building provided that the university foundation pay for materials. The project cost the university foundation approximately $36,000 for a building that was worth (including labor) approximately $80,000. These costs do not include the observatory dome which was donated separately or the telescope which had been purchased earlierfromboth university and donated funds Construction was completed, the telescope was installed, and thefirstphotographs were taken through the telescope in August of 1991. 2. Astronomy Facilities In July 1976, the Board of Regents approved a project to construct an astronomy observation deck on the roof of the Brookens Library. After considering light shielding and security, the roof location *as selected after an investigation of alternative sites. Constructed were a wooden deck and three telescope positions two exposed on the deck and one in a I diameter dome In order to construct the observation deck, holes were cut in the new library roof to pour foundations for the deck and ll telescope pedestals. The roof was then natched hack in fflHL . wanatnc facility was completed and operational • H i H | K C,, °n p s, , artcd * " * " * • « • • " ! * • dome to SSU. The dome I b en • H H S T " ^ * ? * * *• ° b « V - ^ (Hunter Lake). ThePhysical Plant carpenters d t s 3 t t d o l ^ ^ ** ^ S p T * « » • grounds , ...„,v« li IU me oiooKens LiDrarv roof Thit f.n.i:*. fcdcfship of SSlft professor of astronomy, Charlie i M N H l H l " * D • • ppyroent w& cducatKw by thousands of students and local a r e a S B D J A second astronomical observatory the HenrvR f clt i„ C rwi h M M M ^ S a iiy at rg t Construction of this facility b g n a fw S k ea e I • B B H • ^ • H construct the building p f l ^ ^ H | | | university foundation approximately S S o o $8 B °.°°0. These c o s t s i n„Pi

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