Keck Telescope Display DomeFor your assembled Keck Telescope Space Craft SCIENCE KitOrder code: KDISP  Display your Keck Telescope Space Craft ® SCIENCE KIT in fine style while protecting it from dust and wear. The scale of the dome is not exactly right, so the 1:170 scale model doesn't fit unless the telescope is rotated down somewhat in elevation angle on its pier. The photo above shows an assembled Keck Telescope SCIENCE KIT displayed within its Keck Telescope Display Dome. Base and placard frame are NOT included, however the placard text card is included. See below for suggested sources.
Set the model that you have carefully assembled (kit sold separately) inside this close-to-scale size observatory dome made of clear acrylic. The display's shape is designed to capture and repeat important visual cues from the actual Keck Observatory's domes. Compare with the photo of one of the Keck Observatory's domes, below left, courtesy Roger Ressmeyer/Cobris.
Your display dome is an 8-inch diameter spheroid clear acrylic dome which has a vertical seam that is barely noticeable, and a small injection-mold nub on top which is also easily overlooked. These have been polished out for minimum visibility. The bottom of the dome is a circular opening that permits lowering the dome carefully over your assembled model. No adhesive is suggested; Earth's gravitation should be sufficient to keep your display intact. The bottom of the display dome is not polished. It has roughness on the order of 1 mm in height.
One source for a circular wooden base is WalnutHollow.com. Their 8-inch diameter round basswood plate is a good option. You might also consider adding a circular mirror to enhnce your display, as shown above. One source for such mirrors is here. Here's a source for a bent acrylic frame for displaying the placard text.
Keck Telescope Display Dome
(Does not include the Keck Telescope Space Craft SCIENCE Kit itself, which is sold separately)
For other countries, please submit a separate order for each Dome ordered. This will include $10.50 during checkout for international shipping and handling. A separate order is required because we ship the Dome in a small box that allows safe packaging, and costs just over $10 for airmail postage; it is not large enough to contain any SCI Kit models. If you wish to buy more than one Dome, please submit a separate order for each, to accommodate our shipping constraints. Thanks.
Do it yourself! To offer this dome, SCI buys clear acrylic lamp globes, and cuts the bottoms off. If you'd like to buy the lamp globe directly and do your own sawing, here's the source. The cut should be made about 6-3/8 inches down from the top.
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