Salvaging the CSO administration building

  • The basement, looking toward the stairwell (left). The base of the tower is on the right.

    • The basement, looking toward the stairwell (l…
  • Cabinets containing the Palomar, ESO and UKST survey plates and films.

    • Cabinets containing the Palomar, ESO and UKST…
  • Exit 3 surveys. Prints are burnt, plates have emulsion burnt off and are melted, warped and shattered.

    • Exit 3 surveys. Prints are burnt, plates have…
  • Firedoors on the old spectrograph tunnel/computer room. They worked.

    • Firedoors on the old spectrograph tunnel/comp…
  • Remains of the PDS machine.

    • Remains of the PDS machine.
  • Part of the destroyed boiler, hooked up and ready to be lifted out.

    • Part of the destroyed boiler, hooked up and r…
  • Crane, ready to lift boiler and bulky wreckage from the southern end of the courtyard.

    • Crane, ready to lift boiler and bulky wreckag…
  • Scrap on the way out.

    • Scrap on the way out.
  • Preparing to lift the chimney.

    • Preparing to lift the chimney.

 

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