Domes
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
modified: 2020-11-03T20:15:04.5Z
modified: 2020-11-03T20:15:16.307Z
alternative label: Telescope dome
type: Concept
broader: Observatories
definition: A vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, that shelters an optical telescope.
scope note: Excluding lunar dome

Observatories
type: Concept
narrower: Domes