| July 9, 2002 |
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All of the dome's component arcs cut, glued and screwed together. |
| The first step of putting the dome together was placing template blocks locate the arcs for the slit. |
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An image of the two arcs forming the dome's slit. |
| A close up of the arc for the slit showing the tempary block and angle brackets that are being used at the bottom of the arcs. |
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An additional temporary support part way up the dome's slit. |
| The first of the perpendicular ribs in place. |
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The second perpendicular rib put into place. |