The ScopeDome 3m Observatory is designed for home backyard observatories to professional level remote use. The observatory provides a large internal space that allows the user free movement around their equipment. The dome can accommodate telescope apertures up to 50cm and long refractors up to 200cm in length [including a full equipment chain: rotator, focuser, camera, etc].

Innovative 3M ScopeDome observatory features include:

• Full height door in the dome side panel to provide access at any rotation and when shutter is open, so you can enter during a session
• Shutter and dome drive system providing smooth and quiet operation
  Shutter power system allows the opening and closing of the shutter at any rotation [not requiring to be parked to close]
• Shutter controller is wireless, so no umbilical cord to worry about, leaving a clean and free floor area
• Plug and Play wiring system adapted to this dome – so you can be up and running quickly
• Internal and an external temperature probe [one mounted on shutter gear box, the other inside the shutter control box enclosure]
• Humidity sensor, so you can monitor your domes moisture level
• Wide viewing aperture allows for large telescope observation
• Both dome design and comprehensive instructions provide for an easy and fast installation
• Beautiful aesthetics and finish not only result in an appealing look, but also a device specifically designed to protect your observational equipment from the most extreme elements
• No flaps that protrude beyond the circumference of the dome.
• High standards of materials, construction and workmanship, that will meet and surpass competing brand’s challenges
• All our domes are initially assembled and tested at the factory, then dismantled and carefully prepared for transportation.
• The 3m dome is of a size that typically does not require building permits (but please check this for location and situation – this is your responsibility).

The 3M dome package consists of:

• ScopeDome 3m V3 Dome
• Door in side panel for easy access
• Shutter motor: Yes [No encoder]
• Dome rotation motor: Yes [with encoder]
• Automation: Yes – Comprehensive Controller with wireless communication to shutter control – ASCOM Compliant
• Pricing is ex-works Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia.

Measurements:

• diameter of the dome: 3000 mm
• shutter width: 1000 mm
• dome height: 2400 mm
• diameter of the base: 2760 mm
• weight (with pallet): ~425 kg